…..even though death panels supposedly do not exist. This is not a repeat from August 2009. The Hill is reporting
The Obama administration will remove a brand-new Medicare policy that had reignited the “death panel” debate from last year’s healthcare fight.
The provision to be eliminated would have covered end-of-life consultations as part of annual wellness examinations created by the new healthcare reform law, according to a report.
Of course, these really aren’t the true “death panels” Governor Palin was referring to when she brought it to the forefront of American politics. There is nothing actually wrong with end-of-life planning. Many of us do this in what is called a “living will.” I have one, and it specifies basically pulling the plug on me if I am in certain conditions, like a persistent vegetative state. The real death panels are those where government bureaucrats make decisions on life extending care for all ages.
Yet, there is something fundamentally wrong with the government paying doctors to discuss with their patients ways to end their lives earlier, even if “voluntary” (remember, this was originally mandatory, before removed from ObamaCare.)
