No Death Panels?
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Fox News -- August 15
Paul Gigot: Alright, Joe, whose right here, Sarah Palin or President Obama?
Joe Rago, WSJ: Well, I think they're both right in a sense, or their both wrong. There's not really a death panel in this bill. I think that's pretty over the top. But I think Pailin and seniors have a right to worry about the direct American medicine will take under Obama care...
Paul Gigot: Just about the point about the death panel, the so-called death panel. This was a provision that there would be end-of-life counseling and that would be a part of any insurance reform. Now that's been pulled out of the Senate Finance Committee part of the bill after this controversy. But you're talking about the cost would get so big that ultimately you would have to clamp down and ration care and seniors would be the first in line. Do you agree with that Dan?
Dan Henninger, WSJ: Well, I do. One of the pieces of data that has emerged is that 25% of Medicare spending is in the last year of life. That's where the saving are. This is coming down to a matter of trust. President Obama is trying to tell those people – We won't go in to that 25% of Medicare spending and threaten your care – and people are saying – how are we supposed to believe that?
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