Death panels - one limb at a time.This Saturday, one of Greece’s most respected newspapers, To Vima, reported that the nation’s largest government health insurance provider would no longer pay for special footwear for diabetes patients. Amputation is cheaper, says the Benefits Division of the state insurance provider.
The new policy was announced in a letter to the Pan-Hellenic Federation of People with Diabetes. The Federation disputes the science behind the decision of the Benefits Division. In a statement, the group argues that the decision is contrary to evidence as presented in the international scientific literature.
Greece’s National Healthcare System was created in the early 1980s, during the tenure of Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou. Papandreou, an academic, won election under the slogan, Αλλαγή, which is the Greek word for Change.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Greek Health System Opts for Amputation as Money-Saver
When the government sets the rules of medical care, what can go wrong?
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Wait a minute. I thought it was the greedy doctors who would rather cut off your foot than treat your diabetes according to Obama.
Now Greece proves its the greedy government who takes the money from the rich under the guise of taking care of you, but in actuality they can save money by cutting off your foot.
These socialists really need to get their stories straight.
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