Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Death panels — plural — are already in place

By Jack Kelly

"Comparative Effectiveness Research" bases approval or rejection of the treatment of patients on a formula that divides the cost per treatment by the number of years the patient is expected to live after having received the treatment. Language authorizing the Federal Council to set a cost effectiveness standard for treatment can be found on pages 73 and 74 of the final text version of the stimulus bill, which you can read here: http://www.readthestimulus.org."
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