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In reply to the discussion: Question about girl denied lung transplant. Does the deniel have anything to do with Obama [View all]patricia92243
(12,595 posts)11. Do you know WHEN the committee of surgeons made this rule - before Obama Care or after it? That and
only that is the question. If I could find that I could show it to right winger. I have googled it everyway I can think of and can't get a date.
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patricia92243
Jun 2013
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If I am not mistaken it has to do with her age. The girl is 10 yrs old and I think she has to be
southernyankeebelle
Jun 2013
#1
I know it is her age. My question is is it a long standing policy (before Obama) or is it something
patricia92243
Jun 2013
#7
If it wasn't a government policy could HHS even have a say in the matter?
Nuclear Unicorn
Jun 2013
#17
I am not sure but I think it has been that way before the President. People give the office
southernyankeebelle
Jun 2013
#27
Do you know WHEN the committee of surgeons made this rule - before Obama Care or after it? That and
patricia92243
Jun 2013
#11
I don't see how that makes it worth defending. Quite the opposite, really.
Nuclear Unicorn
Jun 2013
#18
And you're arguing to have the next Pat Robertson demand his preferred HHS Sec'y.
Nuclear Unicorn
Jun 2013
#33
If paying donations increased the supply would you oppose an increased supply?
Nuclear Unicorn
Jun 2013
#49
Then every wealthy alcoholic who needed a new liver would be able to buy their way to the top
auburngrad82
Jun 2013
#34
That's not an endorsement of political hacks, incompetent bureaucrats and crony appointees.
Nuclear Unicorn
Jun 2013
#43
In my case thank God for the government rule doing away with lifetime maximums
auburngrad82
Jun 2013
#44
I'm delighted you got treatment. I lost my MIL not long ago to a cancer that overtook her too fast.
Nuclear Unicorn
Jun 2013
#47
I don't follow your logic. Scarcity demands that decisions have to be made.
yellowcanine
Jun 2013
#56
"another family could be incentivized to provide the transplant organs" The donor has to be dead
yellowcanine
Jun 2013
#59
kill junior for his kidneys and collect 1,000,000 from some billionaire in renal failure.
Warren Stupidity
Jun 2013
#61
I agree that there is always room to review older rules and see if they are still appropriate
Proud Liberal Dem
Jun 2013
#16
I tried that but could never get a date on any of it - I find this stuff very tedious to read and
patricia92243
Jun 2013
#12
rightwingers on facebook have been saying our government is too busy promoting same sex
boilerbabe
Jun 2013
#4
If this is the same little girl, she has been moved to the adult list. The rule
bike man
Jun 2013
#20
No, it's Obamacare. That's one piece of $%# legislation we will own forever. nt
Demo_Chris
Jun 2013
#54
actually, the reverse is now true-the repubs forced someone else to probably die to move her ahead.
graham4anything
Jun 2013
#51