tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23751890.post3908922311053113756..comments2024-01-28T09:27:20.490-06:00Comments on Century of the Common Iowan: The Human Consequences of Our For-Profit Health Care Systemnoneed4thneedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722983760373724246noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23751890.post-49702403097540940502007-12-26T23:25:00.000-06:002007-12-26T23:25:00.000-06:00I know your heart is in the right place, but you n...I know your heart is in the right place, but you need to consider this: this was a case basically of rationing (this girl had already had a bone marrow transplant ($150,000) preceded I'm sure by extensive chemo that probably ran north of $100,000, and now she was in liver failure (cost of transplant and care for a year adding another $200,000 or so), with a 65% chance of living six months but a pretty good chance of ultimately dying. Now do you think there is no rationing in a national health care system like, say, Canada's? If we have a national health care system and do not ration, we are all doomed. There are many valid arguments for national health insurance, but this case is not one of them.<BR/>DonIBOYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13160379892465206319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23751890.post-55490138735639052072007-12-25T14:14:00.000-06:002007-12-25T14:14:00.000-06:00For anyone who follows this issue closely, I recom...For anyone who follows this issue closely, I recommend reading the diaries of Daily Kos user "nyceve":<BR/><BR/>nyceve.dailykos.com<BR/><BR/>She has posted so many pieces on "murder by spreadsheet", including a recent one based on an e-mail she got from a transplant surgeon who says that what happened to Nataline happens frequently in this country.<BR/><BR/>desmoinesdemAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com