Just As I Said

I have said in the past that Universal Health Care Plan (read Socialized Medicine) is really not about bringing quality health care to everyone, but really about population control, and I was right. The proof is in a story in the Register-Guard newspaper of Eugene, Oregon.

You see, Oregon has already instituted their own Socialist Medicine program, for the supposed purpose of making sure that citizens can get quality treatment when they have medical needs. A woman, Barbara Wagner, according to the story, had a recurrence of Lung Cancer after two years. Her doctor prescribed a new Cancer drug (not experimental or anything, just new) that has had very good success in extending life and improving quality of life in these cases. This was great, she had some hope at least.

Now, enter the Oregon State Health Plan, they notified her that the drug was not covered by the plan, and advised her to consider covered treatments, such as Palliative care (that is care to make the symptoms not seem so bad, while doing nothing to improve health or combat the Cancer itself) or Comfort care, or possibly Doctor Assisted Suicide! They basically told this poor woman that they would not pay for a real treatment, that is to say, real care as requested by her Doctor, but they would be more than happy to kill her!

The story doesn't end there though, Thank God. You've heard all about those evil drug companies? You know, the ones that we're always told make so much money, and don't really care about people or do anything to help people? Well, after Wagner appealed to them, the agreed to give her the drug for free for one year, at which time she can re-apply.

If this doesn't prove that we need to keep this out of our country at all costs, I don't know what will.