[WHBates]

"In theory, it sounds great. But the Health Technology Assessment is an example of how comparative effectiveness will work in the real world, as the political system tries to find ways to restrict or limit treatment to control entitlement spending.

Hummm, I guess you could call it a............Oh yea, a death panel.

[Eva]

Exactly, Gregoire has set up her own death panels and aimed them at children with diabetes. ...oh, and families of government workers.

[Eva]

Hummm, I guess you could call it a............Oh yea, a death panel.

Bump!

[Eva]

More to the point, as shown by the arbitrary Washington state method, political comparative effectiveness isn't about informing choices. It's really about taking away options. Note that all of the largest U.S. health insurers that Democrats like to claim hate treating sick people—Aetna, Cigna, WellPoint, UnitedHealth—cover diabetes self-monitoring. So do the local plans Premera Blue Cross and Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield.

This article hit a nerve with the disruptors last night, so I know that it is a really important article. One poster called me a liar for posting it and pinged a whole list of his buddies who joined the attack without even reading the article.

So, let's give it another try, today. Please click on the link to the whole article and evaluate it for yourself.