Is this a death panel?

[cynatnite]

The documents show, for instance, that one Blue Cross employee earned a perfect score of "5" for "exceptional performance" on an evaluation that noted the employee's role in dropping thousands of policyholders and avoiding nearly $10 million worth of medical care.

WellPoint's Blue Cross of California subsidiary and two other insurers saved more than $300 million in medical claims by canceling more than 20,000 sick policyholders over a five-year period, the House committee said.

"When times are good, the insurance company is happy to sign you up and take your money in the form of premiums," Stupak said. "But when times are bad, and you are afflicted with cancer or some other life-threatening disease, it is supposed to honor its commitments and stand by you in your time of need.

"Instead, some insurance companies use a technicality to justify breaking its promise, at a time when most patients are too weak to fight back," he said.

http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jun/17/business/fi-rescind17

[City Lights]

1. Sounds like it to me. nt

[Turbineguy]

2. "Hello.... I seem to be having

a heart attack so I'm just calling around the area to see what sort of medical care I am able to obtain and for what price..."

[Milspec]

3. I can give you a real life "Death Panel{

In 1962 there were 5 kidney dialysis machines available in the St.Louis area. My father in chronic nephritis and went before a panel of Dr's that denied him treatment. Now bare in mind he had a bunch of other health conditions including chronic alcoholism. There was just not enough equipment available to treat every patient.

[zbdent]

4. I thought the "Death Panel" had at least

George W. Bush and Bill Frist ...

Toss in Tom Tancredo for wanting to nuke Mecca ...

[Wednesdays]

6. Don't ya know, dufus...

IOKIYAR!

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[Wednesdays]

5. K&R

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