Posted by
Always To The Right on Monday, November 16, 2009 9:01:56 AM
Meet the rationing commission
As usual, the most dangerous parts of ObamaCare aren't receiving the
scrutiny they deserve—and one of the least examined is a new commission
to tell Congress how to control health spending. Democrats are quietly
attempting to impose a "global budget" on Medicare, with radical
implications for U.S. medicine.
Like most of Europe, the various health bills stipulate that
Congress will arbitrarily decide how much to spend on health care for
seniors every year—and then invest an unelected board with
extraordinary powers to dictate what is covered and how it will be paid
for. White House budget director Peter Orszag calls this Medicare
commission "critical to our fiscal future" and "one of the most potent
reforms."