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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]Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)25. Are you saying medical policy should be set by political hacks?
Regardless of what we may think of Sebilius no amount of medical care can keep her as HHS secretary forever. It's not "if" a political hack becomes HHS secretary, merely a matter of "when."
If the family has the means to obtain treatment the government has no place making rules against it. If the medical community says it is too dangerous, then so be it but they aren't elected hacks and appointed stooges.
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Question about girl denied lung transplant. Does the deniel have anything to do with Obama [View all]
patricia92243
Jun 2013
OP
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