No Rationing, Say Experts, But Public Doesn’t Hear
Even as the Republican National Committee trotted out a “seniors’ healthcare bill of rights” that opposes any reductions in Medicare spending or end-of-life care, several experts polled by the New York Times said they see nothing in the current reform bills that would lead to rationing of care. Meanwhile, a new poll shows that 50 percent of Americans (including 37 percent of Democrats) believe that Medicare cuts will be made in order to cover more non-elderly people. That survey, conducted by LiveScience.com, also found that two-thirds of respondents thought that they would to wait longer for health services, including surgery, under reform; 50 percent believed that the federal government would be involved in personal health decisions; and 30 percent believed…
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