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Originally Posted by djplong
Richie: We have 'death panels' now, except they're employed by private insurers.
Among other things, how many people get kicked off their insurance plan when they come down with leukemia?
How else do you come up with record profits when you're in the health insurance business? When you can 'cherry pick' your subscribers, you can make sure you only take the ones you make money on.
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No argument there, but the Democrat talking point about Obamacare having no "death panels", is deceiving. They just don't like the term, and who can blame them. But no one can deny that massive numbers of previously uninsured citizens and non-citizens will result in "rationed care", as in every other socialized medicine society. Rationed care will result in decisions as who should receive treatment with the finite sources of care available. That is tantamount to "death panels".
The big difference in our points is that in your present day insurance company decision against further treatment, you can sue the insurer to compel treatment or for recourse.
You will not be able to sue the government for denial of health services. You can only cry and go home.
(Unless, of course, you have friends in high places. The elite always have recourse)