Judge Kavanaugh's Character Assassins Could Be Controlling Your Medical Care.

PositionMEDICINE & HEALTH - Brett Kavanaugh

Our legislators were at their absolute worst during the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Judge Brett Kavanaugh. What a shameful display: condescending, arrogant showboating senators questioning him in a manner reminiscent of the Grand Inquisitor. The only things missing from this B-grade movie were the rubber hoses and interrogation lights. Some of us remember that you could count on one hand the "nay" votes for the confirmations of ACLU attorney Ruth Bader Gins-burg and known conservative Antonin Scalia.

Then there was the last-ditch effort by Democrats to derail Judge Kavanaugh's confirmation by latching onto the #MeToo movement. This disgusting display was more than mere political theater; the interrogators are immoral and beyond hypocritical. Imagine if these political hacks were in charge of your medical care. Medicare-for-AII as planned is the exclusive purveyor of medical "benefits." If you want a medical service they do not want you to have, you are on your own.

The government already is shaping the way we use medical services. The Palliative Care and Hospice Education Training Act dedicates $100,000,000 in additional taxpayer dollars to persuade patients to forgo treatment that might prolong life in exchange for a steady stream of increasing doses of narcotics. Perhaps knowing that many physicians still adhere to the Hippocratic Oath, the legislators included multiple nonphysicians and nonmedical personnel as recipients of these funds.

Including outsiders in decisionmaking must be undertaken with caution. Hospice-palliative care has become the new growth industry in our "health system." Compared to home health care, hospice has shown significant growth--increasing 6.5% in one year. Further, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, the "increase in hospice is driven by for-profit providers" which [make] up two-thirds of the 4,400 hospices...."

Why direct $100,000,000 for a new medical specialty in relieving pain and suffering, a skill all physicians already should embrace...

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