This is frightening. HMOs stay viable by rationing healthcare. Those who need it most will not get it. This is the first step on the slippery slope to forced euthanasia.
"This is the first step on the slippery slope to forced euthanasia."
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Exactly. First the poor elderly and disabled, then after the "success" they will do the same for ALL elderly and disabled.
Just recently in the UK there was a court ruling that the doctors CAN stop providing food and water to terminally ill patients, who "will not get well" and pretty soon will apply to people with heart disease, diabetes, etc.
People will be treated like horses: break a leg, get sick, they shoot you.
They're already doing this in MA. Unless you have insurance and cash to pay for expensive procedures, they aren't offered to the elderly. The reason usually given is, well, they're old, and it would only extend life a few more years; besides, we can manage the condition pretty well with meds.
umm, this is more like the first step this month.
I think it depends on the HMO. I am currently in the process of being put on the list for a kidney transplant, and my HMO has been wonderful.
As far as "rationing healthcare", that is technically correct. However, when people view their healthcare coverage as an unlimited resource, then rationing becomes necessary. I don't think it really has anything to do with "forced euthanasia".