Another MISINFORMATION issue about Obamacare going around
the country is that the new law will have a so called DEATH PANEL that will
have power to decide if a patient can have a certain procedure or not. Many are
saying that you could die if the panel does not approve a life saving procedure
that you need simply because it is too expensive; this is where they get the
DEATH OF GRANNY slogan.
Well as most ridiculous things it is pure BULLSHIT put forth
for political reasons by Republicans and/or whoever else stands to lose
something if our healthcare is reformed as under Obamacare.
Those of us in the healthcare field are painfully aware that
doctors are not gods and some are really stupid and other would do anything for
a buck and some are really good physicians; the same goes for clinics and
hospitals.
It is hard for the regular Joe on the street to think that
their doctor may do something or recommend something that may be actually
harmful to you or at least will do absolutely nothing for your problem; well
that does happen more than you think.
The medical profession is dependent on studies and
conclusions from studies that recommend or negate certain medical procedures or
drugs based on those studies. If a doctor keeps up with his or her technical
reading they LEARN what is recommended and what is not BUT those that do not
take the time to keep up with their professional education, have no idea what
is recommend and what is not.
Obamacare wants to create a panel of experts that will
recommend the BEST medical procedures for specific ailments based on current
studies. Let me repeat the word RECOMMEND. In some cases their findings will
reveal that certain popular procedures do nothing to help the patient and
should not be performed.
This type of panel is desperately needed to help bring down
the astronomical costs of our healthcare. Believe me, certain doctors do
procedures JUST for the money they bring. If a certain doctor keeps doing a
procedure that is not recommended for a specific ailment, someone will check up
on that doctor to see if he or she is not a SCAMMER and there are many of those
in this country.
It is hard to explain to the layperson why doctors have to
be able to access information as to the BEST possible recommended treatment for
a condition from a panel specifically charged with providing that expert
information. Again, doctors are not gods and do not know everything; they have
to Google certain ailments to see what treatment is recommended (doctors
actually use the MERCK MANUAL for that).
Please don’t believe the assholes that spread rumors like
the “death panel” ones. Those rumors are based on fear mongering for a
political or monetary purpose and do nothing to help our healthcare situation.
Don’t fall for the bullshit going around; GET INFORMED so
you can make an INFORMED DECISION about what concerns your welfare and that of
your family.
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