This is the Big Brother nightmare of oppressive government that the shrewd propagandists on the right are always blathering on about. Except that this time, they could not be more right. Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins
This author is taking comments out of context and making things up without a clear understanding of the facts or details. It's easy to extrapolate from one theoretical argument to another but when one speaks about saving money and best practices, for example, that doesn't mean that decisions will be made that are any different with respect to treatment. The decisions that the insurance execs make daily, on the other hand, are made on the basis of keeping the money coming their way and frequently cost people of all ages their lives.
I am a senior citizen and I worry much, much more about the phenomenal waste of resources and the criminal control that corporations and insurance companies have over people's lives than any plan the "government" might have to trim costs. I'd rather take a chance with a bureaucrat than a self-serving corporate fat cat any day. At least Big Brother is my brother and not a greedy slimeball profiting from my misfortune or trying to put more cash into the pockets of Wall St. execs and stockholders.