Posted on 08/24/2009 12:03:48 PM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia
Just as the Obama administration tries to reassure people that the government can manage the health-care system more competently than what we have now, one of its single-payer systems demonstrates exactly what we can expect from ObamaCare. The VA mistakenly informed 1200 veterans that they have amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, a 100% fatal condition. They blamed it on a “coding error” (via JWF):
At least 1,200 veterans across the country have been mistakenly told by the Veterans Administration that they suffer from a fatal neurological disease.
One of the leaders of a Gulf War veterans group says panicked veterans from Alabama, Florida, Kansas, North Carolina, West Virginia and Wyoming have contacted the group about the error.
Denise Nichols, the vice president of the National Gulf War Resource Center, says the VA is blaming a coding error for the mistake.
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And Obama holds up the VA and the Post Office as examples for Obamacare. Oh, yeah, now I’m convinced!
This kind of stuff makes me afraid to take my diabetes meds when the VA sends them to me.
Good thing that couldn't happen under a Government run Public Option.
Same thing I was thinking. Can we trust any doctor participating in Obamacare?
My mother (aged75) was told her back ache was because of age and her doctor got her addicted to morphine for the pain...she finally saw another doctor (after 4 years of her treatments) and he told her, her back was broken in 4 places...He hooked her up with a surgeon and he fixed 3 of the breaks...the fourth fused itself after so many years of neglect. She still has some pain...but it is manageable.Her first Dr should be run out of business...quack/drug pusher
The Future is now. Could I get cheese on that soylent green, or does soylent green from a fat guy already include cheese?
“.......last working muscle that he controlled was one eyelid. He communicated with that one eyelid. He finally asked to be taken off of a breather and feeding tube.”
Yes. My Aunt. Identical story. So very sad. A lovely and vibrant personality in the form of an extremely active lady struck down hard and quickly by ALS. It was a real head spinner for all the family.
Based on the excellent comments here, I’d say that the 0bama Administration is already a caricature of itself.
It is true that suicide among veterans is very high....but it is little understood that it is the old veterans that have the high suicide ratenot the young veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan. Indeed suicide rates among young troops is no higher than that of male college students.
Personally.. I hate being poor myself..
Why dose the government wish to keep it that way? And drop me into a health care plan that would reduce the care that I already have?
Even if they are for it 100% we have to do it. I was taught to Fight.. not lie down like sheep.
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