Did Obama Hint At Healthcare Rationing During SOTU?

Foundations quietly laid for massive government intervention

Aaron Klein WorldNetDaily 2/14/2013

Did President Obama hint at healthcare rationing during last night’s State of the Union address?

In his speech, Obama listed healthcare reform as a key in reducing long-term government debt, specifically referring to the “rising cost of health care for an aging population.”

“And […]

Patients held for observation can face steep drug bills

Susan Jaffe Kaiser Health News USA Today 5/1/2012

Sudden chest pains landed Diane Zachor in a Duluth, Minn., hospital overnight, but weeks later she had another shock — a $442 bill for the everyday drugs she also takes at home, including more than a half dozen common medicines to control diabetes, heart problems and high […]

‘Death Panels’ Were an Overblown Claim — Until Now

As it becomes apparent that that ObamaCare is unsustainable, the calls for controlling its costs through rationing will grow louder.

Michael D. Tanner CATO Institute This article appeared on The Daily Caller on May 27, 2010.

During the debate over ObamaCare, the bill’s opponents were excoriated for talk of rationing and “death panels.” […]

Parents of under-fives face ‘nanny state’ home inspections to keep children safe

Jenny Hope and Steve Doughty Daily Mail [UK] 18th May 2010

Parents of children under five are to get home checks to ensure they are keeping their youngsters safe.

Inspectors will check whether families have installed smoke alarms, stair gates, locks on medicine cupboards, windows and ovens, and fitted temperature controls to stop bath water […]

UK NHS: Liver cancer drug ‘too expensive’

BBC News Thursday, 19 November 2009

A drug that can prolong the lives of patients with advanced liver cancer has been rejected for use in the NHS in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) said the cost of Nexavar – about £3,000 a month – was “simply […]

UK: Health and safety snoops to enter family homes

by Robert Watts The Sunday Times [UK] November 15, 2009

Health and safety inspectors are to be given unprecedented access to family homes to ensure that parents are protecting their children from household accidents.

New guidance drawn up at the request of the Department of Health urges councils and other public sector bodies to “collect […]

Categories