Monday, October 1, 2012

They'll Fine Us If We Do, So No Bed For You

For the last two years of her life, Mom cycled in and out of the hospital.  In fact, she was back in our local hospital three days after the first time I brought her home.  She was elderly.  Things kept going wrong.  If it wasn't a bout of pneumonia it was something else.

So now, in the infinite wisdom of Obamacare, the numbers have been crunched.  Hospitals that have Medicare re-admittances within a month of discharge will be fined, with the fine scaled upward according to the number of Medicare re-admittances per month.

The end result will be rationed health care for the elderly and disabled.  Bet on it.


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6 comments:

  1. Rev. PaulOctober 1, 2012 at 9:13 AM

    But Sarah Palin's "death panels" were a gross exaggeration from a right-wing nut job, right? Right?

    Only not so much.

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    1. ProudHillbillyOctober 2, 2012 at 11:42 AM

      Large, distant bureaucracy making decisions about people's lives. Yeah, that will go well.

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  2. Broken AndyOctober 1, 2012 at 4:53 PM

    Meaning that if you want to re-admit somebody, the hospital will not take MediCare. Sounds like rationing to me.

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    1. ProudHillbillyOctober 2, 2012 at 11:43 AM

      I've already seen this sort of problem with friends who have had trouble finding a new doctor because they aren't taking Medicare.

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  3. TinCan AssassinOctober 1, 2012 at 9:31 PM

    Strains of Monty Python: Bring Out Your Dead!

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