A reader of this elder abuse article, DrKeteDC, made the following comment:
“I don't know how this pertains to Obamacare, which is horrible on its own, because this sounds like typical treatment by the medicos in a hospital. The individual becomes a number and a piece of meat to fight over. Sickening to know that this story will become even more commonplace if you aren't one of the privileged demographics. Sadly, they really don't know how to treat this on their best day. I feel very sorry for this woman.”
That is similar to how I felt my wife and I were treated when we were living in an Assisted Living facility. Since we were over 65, by definition we were senile and stupid, and we were frequently treated that way.
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Bruce
'Because Jane is 74 years old and a “unit” under ObamaCare, her utility to society must be low in the complicated formula the bureaucrats have devised to kill as many inconvenient elderly as possible.
New rules under Medicare and Tricare required that a case manager be assigned to her. Jane was no longer a patient with feelings, humanity, personality, but a “case.” Think of her case manager as someone whose sole purpose was to provide as little care as possible to an elderly American in dire need.'
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