Comments on: Feds to women in their 40s: Skip the mammogram; Update: Meet the task force

By: BrakeBlog - The United Socialist States of America

BrakeBlog - The United Socialist States of America — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:34:09 +0000

[...] Obamacare will mean a bureaucrat decides whether your children will be born. A bureaucrat will decide what medical treatments you will receive. A bureaucrat will decide when you [...]

By: La Reforma de la Sanidad de Obama es una chapuza (I) « Sarah Palin en Español

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:01:32 +0000

[...] Ed Morrissey, en HotAir, irónicamente comentaba cómo seis meses de batalla legislativa cambian las cosas. En mayo de este año, un Grupo de Trabajo del Departamento de Sanidad y Servicios Humanos se preocupaba por la decreciente proporción de mujeres que sometían a mamografías. En noviembre, el mismo Grupo de Trabajo pone sobre la mesa las nuevas directrices sobre prevención, que dicen que … deben hacerse memos mamografías. ¿Hay algún motivo? No lo sé. ¿Ha cambiado algo? Sí, hay que tomar medidas para reducir el coste total de la sanidad como sea. ¿A que es buena idea decir que la gente vaya menos al médico? [...]

By: Women and Health Care “Reform”

Women and Health Care “Reform” — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:04:28 +0000

[...] a couple of advisory boards altered recommendations for cancer screening for women: breast cancer screening and cervical cancer screening. But for women, it’s going to go well beyond [...]

By: The Democrats’ War On Women | Be John Galt

The Democrats’ War On Women | Be John Galt — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:40:51 +0000

[...] the mammogram controversy from earlier this week in Feds to women in their 40s: Skip the mammogram; Update: Meet the task force, Ed Morrissey noted: Just six months ago, the U.S Preventive Services Task Force, which works [...]

By: Mom, This Post Is For You : NO QUARTER

Mom, This Post Is For You : NO QUARTER — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:35:03 +0000

[...] UPDATE I: READ HOTAIR WHICH HAS AN EXCELLENT POST WHICH ALSO LISTS THE NAMES AND SPECIALTY OF THOSE ON THE TASK FORCE. THEY NOTE: “Not a single Oncologist in the group,not one! [...]

By: Mammogram Recommendations: First Sign of Rationing? | www.statehousecall.org

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:24:43 +0000

[...] Morrissey at HotAir.com raises the question as to whether this is the first sign of rationing in the form of government bodies overruling medical [...]

By: More on the Democratic party’s War on Breasts. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:01:06 +0000

[...] Ed Morrissey reports that there are no oncologists on the task force that made the ‘recommendations.’ I really, really hope that this isn’t actually [...]

By: Moe Lane » More on the Democratic party’s War on Breasts.

Moe Lane » More on the Democratic party’s War on Breasts. — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:28:55 +0000

[...] Ed Morrissey reports that there are no oncologists on the task force that made the ‘recommendations.’ I really, really hope that this isn’t actually [...]

By: Rationing? Death Panels? Hell yes… I mean, of course not. « Are you Freaking Stupid?

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:43:11 +0000

[...] medicine. The White House website already has a “reality check” up about the mammogram uproar, but from what I can tell, the reality there is “selective.” For one thing, they lay the [...]

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Former Red Cross chief: Feds’ new mammography policy is “a shocking thing”

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:21:12 +0000

[...] White House website already has a “reality check” up about the mammogram uproar, but from what I can tell, the reality there is “selective.” For one thing, they lay [...]

By: AH_C

AH_C — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:59:44 +0000

I am sure that the women that were so damn worried if a woman has a right to an abortion will be so concerned about this. /sarc

Gracelynn on November 17, 2009 at 11:25 PM

Especially, IIRC, women who had abortions are at higher risk of breast cancer

By: Lose a Boob to save the Boobs! « Temple of Mut

Lose a Boob to save the Boobs! « Temple of Mut — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:52:53 +0000

[...] also wanted to do a news round-up. The title of this piece refers to the inane plans of an Obama-approved “Health Care task Force” (read “Death Panel”), indicating the…. If such policies had been promoted or practiced, I would have probably lost my best friend on the [...]

By: iOwnTheWorld.com

iOwnTheWorld.com — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:51:10 +0000

Preventative Medicine? Meh….

A government panel has decided that there is no need to waste rations time on silly old mammograms. Not a Dr., but plays one on TV, Obama has compiled a list of further guidelines that we no longer need to follow and has, instead, developed his own me…

By: kens

kens — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:55:27 +0000

Still don’t think the death panel mechanism is starting to turn? If you’re under 50, your insurance won’t cover a mamogram? Hey ladies…. you can sacrifice for the economy can’t you?

By: A Sign of Things to Come? « Popgun’s World

A Sign of Things to Come? « Popgun’s World — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:58:56 +0000

[...] U.S Preventive Services Task Force has changed the recommendation for regular screening for breast cancer. They want to minimize the quantity, and not start regular [...]

By: notagool

notagool — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:28:31 +0000

Women, be patriotic.

Illegal aliens who hate our country need health care.

And we have to pay for it somehow.

Really, a few thousand of you may die by not having early mammograms, but think of the millions who will get their sniffles treated because of your sacrifice.

How can you not do it!!

By: Fausta’s Blog » Blog Archive » Healthcare rationing starts: the mammograms

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:13:31 +0000

[...] Ed Morrissey explains, What changed in six months to change the USPSTF from a sky-is-falling hysteric on a 1% decline in testing to Emily Litella? If the administration gets its way, the government will be paying for a lot more of these exams when ObamaCare passes. That will put a serious strain on resources, especially since many of the providers will look to avoid dealing with government-managed care and its poor compensation rates. [...]

By: dave742

dave742 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:12:41 +0000

daesleeper:

It seems to me to be more nefarious when it is done by government. Rationing(ie setting the price) by the nameless and faceless bureaucrats who have lifetime political appointments and the monopoly of force to dictate what I can and cannot have is evil.

It’s either the government or insurance companies who decides. When a fat, rich, old, white, executive of an insurance company has a decision to make regarding providing more coverage (and decreasing profit) vs providing less coverage (and increasing profit), I have little doubt what choice he will make. With a politician, at least if he fights for more coverage he can use that to get re-elected. He has some incentive to do the right thing. To the extent that a polician will not do the right thing is proportional to the extent that he and his decisions are owned by the insurance (and pharma) companies. Get rid of the insurance companies, and you get rid of a big incentive politicians have to do the “evil” thing.

By: dave742

dave742 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:58:04 +0000

Johan Klaus:

Do you or would you go to England or Canada for your healthcare?

I don’t, because I live in the US. If I moved to Canada or the UK, I would be happy to use their system. First of all, on a personal level, I have never been impressed by the level of care that I or my family and friends have received here. By moving to Canada or the UK, I would get better health care at a far cheaper price. I don’t see the downside in that. Every study I have ever seen comparing level of care in first world countries has the US at or near the bottom.
On a national level, the benefits are even greater. I don’t enjoy being part of a system that allows tens of millions of people to go without insurance, and allows 20,000 people a year to die because of it. It makes me feel immoral to be part of a country that does that. I would rather be part of a country with a system that cares for its people. I’m weird that way.

By: durhamite

durhamite — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:55:09 +0000

The majority of the panel work for government or universities.

By: jeanie

jeanie — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:38:07 +0000

And…that 98 billion in wasted tax dollars mentioned on another thread will more than pay for everyone who wants one to get a screening with money left over. sarc/

By: 4shoes

4shoes — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:15:40 +0000

I\’d like to say something sarcastic, I mean, mammograms are no fun, but this is serious. I know too many people, close to my age who have been diagnosed with breast cancer, so I appreciate the fact that I can get one every year.

By: Ellen

Ellen — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:02:49 +0000

I’m just waiting for them to tell us that we don’t need those pap smears. Every 5 years ought to be enough – think of the money we will save.

By: docshund

docshund — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:00:00 +0000

i question the timing of the panels recommendation. Imagine the uproar this would have caused if released during breast cancer awareness month. It would also have been fatal to Obama/Pelosicare.

I think that this is not the first incident of health care rationing. The first is the swine flu vaccine disaster.

Fire Sebelius.

By: Cindy Munford

Cindy Munford — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:41:06 +0000

I saw a debate by a member of this panel and a doctor who opposed their findings on CNN last night. This panel needs to pick a different spokesperson. To say she was unimpressive would be an understatement.