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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.

Date: Sep. 15th, 2009 01:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 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.

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