HarrySchell
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John Edwards keeps hammering away at the refusal by CIGNA to pay for a liver transplant for a young lady in Glendale CA. CIGNA reversed their decision, under public pressure, but the girl died before the transplant could happen.
Edwards holds this up as his favorite (for now) example of corporate greed at the expense of people.
Has anyone heard more of the story than this? Does anyone think socializing healthcare will eliminate denial of service in every case of medical need, i.e., that there will never be a triage decision to deny care based on the likelihood of success and/or the survival expectancy of the patient?
I am curious how much of the whole story has been publicized, and what the expectations of government healthcare performance are.
Moderator-realize this is off-topic about guns, but it is a political issue of some importance. Handle as you wish, though. I think it is, in light of experience in other socialized medical schemes, a case of replacing "CIGNA" with the name of a government agency. the same sad story will replay again and again. Since I have not seen anyone challenge this idea, I wonder if I don't understand things.
Edwards holds this up as his favorite (for now) example of corporate greed at the expense of people.
Has anyone heard more of the story than this? Does anyone think socializing healthcare will eliminate denial of service in every case of medical need, i.e., that there will never be a triage decision to deny care based on the likelihood of success and/or the survival expectancy of the patient?
I am curious how much of the whole story has been publicized, and what the expectations of government healthcare performance are.
Moderator-realize this is off-topic about guns, but it is a political issue of some importance. Handle as you wish, though. I think it is, in light of experience in other socialized medical schemes, a case of replacing "CIGNA" with the name of a government agency. the same sad story will replay again and again. Since I have not seen anyone challenge this idea, I wonder if I don't understand things.