Much is being made (and will be made in the coming months) about the socialized medical care available in Canada and Great Britain. Conservatives for Patients’ Rights [1] provided this video clip as food for thought:
For a more detailed discussion about these two health care systems, watch this video:
Health care is also the subject of a column by Newt Gingrich [2] today.
President Obama said something at his White House healthcare event last week that offers a disturbing hint of our future under his vision of health reform.
He suggested one way to save costs is not to spend on procedures that “evidence shows [are] not necessarily going to improve care” for the sick and the dying.
“Maybe you’re better off not having the surgery, but taking the painkiller,” the President said.
Maybe. But the question is, who decides?