[Hessian]

But with the gov’t taking over, the science will be based on the squeakiest wheels. Medical Policy is going to be determined by which special interest or minority screams the loudest.

It’s akin to claims of killing Big Bird every time someone wants to cut funding for PBS.

By the end, medicine will be governed by the same consensus as global warming. This is ridiculous.

[johniegrad]

But with the gov’t taking over, the science will be based on the squeakiest wheels.

More $ for AIDs research!!!!

[Haiku Guy]

I agree. Medical policy is going to be set by lobbyists and special pleadings. No doubt there will be a "Mammogram Fix" in the final version of this bill, to buy off the women's vote.

So medical policy will be a patchwork of whatever people manage to bribe or pressure through the process. Diseases of special victim groups will get special status and funding, and diseases that kill old white men will be promoted.

Ain't bureaucratic healthcare grand? It's not even here yet, and already the special favors and pleadings have begun. And our Political Betters in Washington will be able to shake us down by granting favorable access to our own damn money, in perpetuity.

Nice.