Criminally Negligent Homicide or Cold Blooded Murder?

[jacey]

I know I'm preaching to the converted when I'm talking to folks on my flist, but what about the rest of America? Wake up, you buggers, and do something about this - for Crystal Lee and all the ones like her that it's NOT too late to save.

http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/norma-rae-dead-68-after-two-year-stru

I am so relieved to be British at times like this. Yeah, I'm pretty sure that some British patients are sometimes not treated with expensive drugs for financial reasons, and that's appalling, but at least the decision is taken by a team of doctors who balance up cost against likely success. It's NOT taken by a freaking insurance company.

Comments

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

I think the US term is "Preaching to the choir."

The awkward polemic thing is, at 68 she would be covered by Medicare. I don't know how far back this battle started, but eligibility age is 65.

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Oh, that is awful. Poor woman -- and her family. No-one's life should be in the hands of money-obsessed private companies.
I love the new look of your lj!

[birdsedge.livejournal.com]

Agreed. life is too precious to be judged in terms of money.

Thanks for the comment on the LJ change. I think it must be a new design. I spotted it on someone else's and went hunting for it. haven't a clue about the designer because I don't read Russian.
:-)