On Feb 10, 2009, at 8:19 AM, Charles Bennett wrote: > <http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&refer=columnist_mccaughey&sid=aLzfDxfbwhzs > > > > > Great. Now I understand why he wanted Daschle. > > > > "Hospitals and doctors that are not “meaningful users” of the new > system will face penalties. “Meaningful user” isn’t defined in the > bill. That will be left to the HHSsecretary, who will be empowered > to impose “more stringent measures of meaningful use over > time” (511, 518, 540-541) > > What penalties will deter your doctor from going beyond the > electronically delivered protocols when your condition is atypical > or you need an experimental treatment? The vagueness is intentional. > In his book, Daschle proposed an appointed body with vast powers to > make the “tough” decisions elected politicians won’t make. > > The stimulus bill does that, and calls it the Federal Coordinating > Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research (190-192). The goal, > Daschle’s book explained, is to slow the development and use of new > medications and technologies because they are driving up costs. He > praises Europeans for being more willing to accept “hopeless > diagnoses” and “forgo experimental treatments,” and he chastises > Americans for expecting too much from the health-care system. > > Elderly Hardest Hit > > Daschle says health-care reform “will not be pain free.” Seniors > should be more accepting of the conditions that come with age > instead of treating them. That means the elderly will bear the brunt." >
It is totally irresponsible to pay health care providers form any financial pool, whether governmental or insurance, without having some standards. And in fact every hospital and insurance company does try to impose standards but the current system is hodgepodge and only partially effective. Examples of the elderly be subjected to totally ineffective elective procedures because some doctor wants a payday from medicare are all too common. -- Right now I'm having amnesia and deja vu at the same time. I think I've forgotten this before. -Steven Wright, comedian (b. 1955) _______________________________________________ OSX-Nutters mailing list | [email protected] http://lists.tit-wank.com/mailman/listinfo/osx-nutters List hosted at http://cat5.org/
