Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Death Panels in ObamaCare

Peter Orszag confirms: death panels in ObamaCare
Posted: 27 Apr 2010 07:18 AM PDT
Orszag doesn’t use the term death panels, of course, but when Sarah Palin created the term, the Independent Payment Advisory Board was precisely what she had in mind: a group of unaccountable and unelected government bureaucrats who will determine who lives and who dies based upon what Medicare treatments will be covered.

Palin was roundly criticized for her characterization, but she was spot on. Peter Orszag confirms that the IPAB birthed by ObamaCare will have immense power to ration care for Medicare patients. And don’t fall into the trap of thinking young patients are forever exempt from its rationing tentacles. IPAB’s impact will not stop at Medicare’s doors. Since ObamaCare is designed to morph into a single payer system by putting insurance companies out of business, the IPAB eventually will have the power to ration everyone’s care.

When you watch the video you’ll see and hear that Orszag seems quite excited about the power the IPAB will have. Its decisions will not have to be approved by any body of government. Rather, they will simply become the law of the land unchallenged unless the Congress acts.

Unfortunately, getting rid of the IPAB will prove even more difficult because Harry Reid went out of his way to make sure this board stays in place in perpetuity by including in the law that a 67 vote supermajority is required to overturn it.

This is just one more reason why ObamaCare must be repealed.

Hat tip: Ed Morrissey at Hot Air

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