Editor's Note: The recent ruckus surrounding the so-called death panels is much ado about nothing because the elderly make end-of-life decisions based on what they can or can't afford. Picture it. Los Angeles. 2009. Youre talking to your 87-year-old Full Story »
Posted by Alan Liss - via New America Media
If you are basing your argument that your granny can't afford $100 co-pay to use a multi-million dollar MRI is astounding to me in its naivete. From ehow.com: MRI equipment varies in cost, depending on the strength of the scanner. Scanners with more strength produce more detailed images; therefore, these scanners cost more. MRI machines can range in cost between $1 and $3 million. Construction of MRI suites can easily add another $500,000 to the total cost. An extremity MRI machine alone costs $300,000 or more, and can only be used to scan hands, feet and knees. Purchasing a used-extremity MRI scanner can cost as much as $150,000.
Dear Jasmyne - Thank you for using my phrase - "Obama lies, Granny dies" in your article. I actually changed it to the past tense - "obama lied, Granny died"...It does my heart proud to know that I have upset the left. Although it was a very heartfelt story about your grandmother - she is alive because she is fortunate enough to live in a country that has produced and developed MRIs and life saving drugs and the best hospitals and doctors in the world. This life saving health care ... More »
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