re: #39 Desert Dog

I see a rise in the stock of Ice Floes R Us

All medical insurance deals with this type of stuff right now. It’s a tough call. My Dad’s cardiologist wants to perform a bypass on my father, but his other doctors are worried about him surviving such an operation. And, Medicare is also balking at it, asking for more input from the doctors. Obama’s plan will have to deal with this stuff everyday too. I am asking this in all seriousness, will there be some kind of bureaucrat sitting in on these decisions if Obama’s plan goes through similar to the Health panels that operate in the NHS in the UK or in the Canadian national plan?

Nothing in the bill calls for that. It just authorizes counseling and consults when faced with serious health issues like the one your dad is facing. The bill sets general guildlines that defer to state laws. I think it’s still your choice and you should force it if the prognosis is reasonable. Be objective about the risks as you can friend, and you are in my thoughts.