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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lane3 who wrote (7745)	7/24/2009 6:01:20 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42652

I have a living will and a medical power of attorney? Don't you? Shouldn't everyone? I do have both. But I don't think it is government's place to mandate it. IN particular, a government that has an agenda. I'm a person who believes Congress should be all but eliminated. If we shut them down every other year that would suit me perfectly. Every day they work is bad for America IMO. You get my meaning.

To: Lane3 who wrote (7745)	7/25/2009 7:09:43 AM
From: John Carragher	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 42652

i had been dealing with hospice for the last 2 1/2 years. the feedback i get is the majority of people who qualify for hospice refuse. they continue to believe they will recover. aides i talk with discuss elderly who refuse to give up in hopeless cases. continue to pay extras under visiting nurse programs vs hospice. the difference is hospice will not charge the person for difference between paid insurance and medicare, where as, visiting nurse program will chase you down for out of pocket payments. Hospice also receives federal funds, so our tax dollars are going to this program. these people are told by social workers the alternatives for home care. I expect their doctors told them what to expect as to recovery. Even after many have discontinued treatments they still refuse the hospice program. These people still never give up hope that a miracle will cure them. Why refuse hospice, you are required to refuse extra ordinary measures etc. Yes, you can take medications to maintain your situation or relieve pain. I never really understood how one medication was approved by hospice and another doing the same thing would not be approved. i would keep giving the medication not approved but life threatening under my insurance program. for example blood thinners without this medication would be immediate death. The will to live is strong in most people. Others will accept death and refuse medical assistance other than medicine for comfort. I do not see the need for this advice being written into the health bill. first thing hospice asked for was the living will for their records.