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Palin Twitters: The Return of 'Death Panels'

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bricko12/22/2009 5:48:24 pm PST

But there are STILL and they are called( Independent Medical Advisory Board) that decide what Medicare et al WILL PAY FOR.

Harry made sure it is in there AND put in a rule that they can NOT be taken out.

Why did Harry just change the senate rules for that the IMAB “Death Panel” can not be repealed in future rules.

The bill changes some Senate rules to say we can’t vote in a future Congress to repeal the IMAB (death panels). A senate rules change would require 67 votes for cloture on the bill, but the parliamentarian decided its a “procedural change” not a “rules change” so they only need 60…

nationalreview.com

And why is there a new 15 person IMAB - Independent Medical Advisory Board - to approve any new Medicare procedures - which means the ones they will actually pay for.

slate.com