RSSDaily Commentary – Tuesday, August 18th, 2009 – Charlotte Hartey: Girl Diagnosed with Swine Flu, Dies of Tonsillitis … Government Run Health Care
- Apparently a 16 year old girl, who lives in the U.K., was misdiagnosed over the phone and treated for the wrong disease. Welcome to government run health care and rationing. Diagnosis done over the phone rather than in person to save money. Too bad it does not save lives.
Daily Commentary – Tuesday, August 18th, 2009 – Girl Diagnosed with Swine Flu, Dies of Tonsillitis [1:11m]:| Download
Welcome to a preview of government run, cost cutting health care. Who needs a costly doctor’s office visit when one can easily just be diagnosed over the phone for less cost. What’s the harm?
Mr Hartey said: “Charlotte was misdiagnosed. She was diagnosed with swine flu over the phone and treated for something she didn’t have.“She actually had tonsillitis and that led to her developing abscesses in her lungs and blood poisoning as the bacteria spread, which ultimately killed her.“This was a death that shouldn’t have happened. No-one should die from tonsillitis in 2009.”
Posted August 18, 2009 by Scared Monkeys Bizarre, Child Welfare, Deceased, Government, Healthcare, World, WTF | 3 comments |
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No death panels eh?
Death panels do not just pertain to end of life issues, they also deal with idiotic cost savings schemes by bureaucrats that in the end kill people.
In order to save money and not have a person come into the dr’s office, they get a diagnosis over the phone? Oh that’s brilliant.
Welcome to fast food health care to cut costs and all it effectively did was cut a life short.
R
Here’s a question when it comes to the cost of health care?
What is the most important thing in life? Isn’t the answer, LIFE?
So in some respects, why aren’t we as people willing to pay to stay healthy and alive? One would think that would be a no brainer.
We pay for auto insurance hoping to never have to use it. When there is a MVA the usually plans have a $250, $500 or $1000 deductible per accident.
We buy home owners insurance to certainly never have to use it. Those deductibles are $500, $1000 or $2000 per event.
I would love to see a poll done for those who complain about cost of health insurance as to what items they may possess. What type of car do they own, cost of home, do they have a plasma tv, etc.
Folks, your body is the most important thing you have. Don’t you think its worth taking care of?
I believe some reforms need to be made, ie tort reform so that ambulance chasing attys come to an end.
I believe that small business, entrepreneurs and solo practitioners should be able to get pool insurance much like a large corporation.
We have the best medical care … there is a cost that goes with it.
Or would you like to be diagnosed over the phone with a headache when one has a brain tumor? Not laugh, it has happened.
R
you would also have to question the quality of the doctors on this reform plan. most of the ones i know wil have nothing to do with obama’s plan. even the african american doctors tell my wife that they are not in favor of healthcare reform. his own people do not trust him.