What are you kickin' about Harv?  The insurance companies already do 
that--and you don't have to be an oldster like me!

1.  My good friend John De Prisco KA1SYT now SK, had severe epilepsy and a 
brain tumor. Medications were keeping him alive for years.  But when he was 
talked into (over my objections) enrolling in Medicaid managed care (a Bush 
reform) they changed his medications, removed his monthly monitoring and 
presto changeo!  in 3 months, he died.  Oh well, one less professional eater 
for the 'culture of lifers' to pay for!!!!

2.  Another friend of mine (not a ham) had cancer of the kidney.  They 
removed the affected kidney and he could have been fine--except for one 
thing.  He needed to get radiation treatments to the area around where the 
kidney had been removed.  One problem: In 1995 the Gingrich revolution 
un-mandated some Medicaid services--one of which was Medicaid 
transportation.  As a result, the newly elected Republican Governor George 
Pitaki, made major cuts in that program.  As a result, my friend was put on 
a waiting list for the transportation.  Three months later, he was finally 
granted the service.  But without the immediate treatment, the cancer had 
began reoccurring; 6 months later: presto! Changeo! he's also dead! that's 2 
down and about 20 million more to go?

Want to hear about 50 more? I think not.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harvey Heagy" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 6:12 PM
Subject: Re: This has nothing to do with ham radio


Yeah, but what about as we get older a panel of people may have the right to
review whether or not it is worth keeping us alive.  That includes many of
us.
Harvey