On Feb 10, 2009, at 11:05 AM, Chris Gehlker wrote: > > 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.
I agree, but having the government set the standard lead to the UK NHS, which by any objective standard is a disaster. =c= _______________________________________________ OSX-Nutters mailing list | [email protected] http://lists.tit-wank.com/mailman/listinfo/osx-nutters List hosted at http://cat5.org/
