March 15, 2010
More White House Duplicity: Cancer Patient Not Threatened With Home Loss
Obamacare has been an incompetently-run, dishonest enterprise from the beginning, so I guess it should come as no surprise that just as the President has lied about lied about the dire need for this flawed legislation, he's lied about the lack of options for his newest political prop:
Natoma Canfield, the cancer-stricken woman who has become a centerpiece of President Obama's push for health care reform, will not lose her home over her medical bills and will probably qualify for financial aid, a top official at the Cleveland medical center treating her told FoxNews.com.Though Canfield's sister Connie Anderson said her sibling is afraid she'll lose her house and Obama warned at an Ohio rally Monday that the patient is "racked with worry" about the cost of tests and treatment, she is already being screened for financial help.
Lyman Sornberger, executive director of patient financial services at the Cleveland Clinic, said "all indications" at the outset are that she will be considered for assistance.
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...Sornberger said that even if Canfield doesn't qualify for charity care or Medicaid, "there's probably eight to 10 options that a patient has" to find payment.
"It doesn't stop there," he said.
I found some aspects of the bill that might be interesting. What they are calling preventive care is the big control. You have to go through a family doctor for all issues. This is like an HMO, and explains why the primary doctors are backing the bill. Thus, if you have issues like your heart, you are out of luck on seeing a cardiologist. This puts the care of most everyone in the hands of the least educated, and generally less intelligent of physicians.
Posted by: David at March 16, 2010 08:41 AMWhy the heck am I spending $350 a month for health insurance if all I really need to do is "worry about losing my house?"
Posted by: TimothyJ at March 16, 2010 08:56 PM
