Shut the fuck up. This thread is pointless and incredibly ill-informed.
- For starters, only a small number of states in the US even allow end-of-life orders. I say
allow because apparently you have no idea what an end-of-life order is.
THIS is an example of an end-of-life order.- The reason the federal government is pushing end-of-life counseling in the
first place is because of how brutally expensive dying is. Compare living at a residence versus living in a retirement home, for example. If you collapse in a residence, you either die and leave your family a $3500 funeral bill (unless you were smart enough to get life insurance), or have an ambulance come get you and that's a $2500-$4000 bill EACH TIME. These bills are then paid for either by the patient's family or by the government itself. Point being, STUBBORN ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS NEED TO ACT THEIR FUCKING AGE AND BE RESPONSIBLE ABOUT THEIR MEDICAL FINANCES. It's that simple. It has nothing to do with telling people to "just die already."
- It makes sense to have an age-based care system. Tell me how it's fair for the young to die so the old can live a little longer and then die as well?
- You're an idiot if you think that "All doctors will be paid the same." What the US Gov is going to do is adopt the same Pay Grade System they use for federal and state employees. Those with less experience/education will be put in a lower income bracket which increases with experience level/education level. What this does is stop private practices and for-profit facilities from arbitrarily charging 2x-3x for the same kinds of treatment.
The Pay Scale will probably look similar to this.- With the union thing, it means that all unions will have to contract out to this program to ensure coverage of union members. This is a GOOD thing, as unions currently aren't required to do so. My father works for the state of California and we get health coverage through his union. If the union takes that away, then thousands of people will be screwed because they will no longer have health insurance. Again, tell me how that's fair.
- The government (and most collections agencies) already have the right to access to your bank statements, to ensure you don't skip out on payments (not just to healthcare but to other high-cost services as well). This honestly isn't as big a deal as you think; it just means you need to be more careful because you can accidentally bounce a check by not knowing when a transaction has been made. It does NOT mean the government is going to take all of your money at their leisure.
- The bill was written to include illegal immigrants again for a GOOD REASON. If you recall in the 2012 election, there was a lot of discussion over the problem with emergency rooms in this country. As it is now, you get treated regardless of if you can pay, and since most illegals cannot pay this prevents them from collapsing our current system entirely.
- Finally, it sounds to me like the 76 year old you were talking about didn't have health insurance at all. To be clear, MEDICARE IS NOT INSURANCE. (Medicare Part D is but you have to contract out for it alongside a private carrier like AARP). What Medicare is, is a tax based funding pool that you pay into every month you work, much like Social Security. The government then apportions those funds as they see necessary, and since this individual had been receiving high cost medications for years, the Dept. of Health/Human Services probably figured he overused. It's that simple.
THIS IS NOT OBAMACARE'S FAULT. IT'S MEDICARE'S FAULT AND THAT'S BEEN AROUND FOREVER.
You have no idea what you are talking about. GTFO until you do.
