tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299215382663922391.post3003749109414376486..comments2023-09-02T09:46:48.872-05:00Comments on Sparkling With Crystals: Horrifying Sharethis: What This Means For You - Physicians for Healthcare ReformHarriett Broughtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318950291241227620noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299215382663922391.post-87247699210002110292009-08-10T23:54:50.097-05:002009-08-10T23:54:50.097-05:00MJ! Good to hear from you!
Your state allows peop...MJ! Good to hear from you!<br /><br />Your state allows people with private insurance to be covered by state-run health care too? We don't have that here in Alabama.<br /><br />For the state to tell this poor woman that they wouldn't pay for her to live but would pay for her die sounds like something out of the movie <i>Soylent Green</i> to me.<br /><br />Please do try to find links to the articles you're thinking of. If the authors of the article from Physicians for Reform got their facts wrong, I'll most certainly tell them and blog about it here. According to the article and the quotes from the state health officials, money was the only issue. <br /><br />I'd love to know everything else there is about this situation.<br /><br />Take care hon! *hugs*Harriett Broughtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03318950291241227620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299215382663922391.post-19651546160386292582009-08-10T19:01:10.866-05:002009-08-10T19:01:10.866-05:00This situation was brought up last November here i...This situation was brought up last November here in WA state quite a bit, as we voted on (and passed) an initiative to legalize "death with dignity".<br /><br />I wish I could find where I read this last fall, but there's another side to this story. Something about how the specific treatment she wanted covered by her health insurance was very experimental and very expensive. I'm not saying her health insurance wasn't at fault for sending her the letter, but as we both know, insurance companies never like to cover procedures/treatments/medications that are expensive and/or experimental - and if they're both, there's no way they'll be covered.<br /><br />This is one of those very complex problems that doesn't have a simple solution.<br /><br />Be well,<br />MJMJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03540633438951294127noreply@blogger.com