My Family Doctor
A family practitioner for over 25 years, Dr. Hubbard knows the medical world inside and out. Frustrated by managed care and the lack of time doctors were able to spend educating patients, he launched James Hubbard's My Family Doctor: The Magazine That Makes Housecalls, a national magazine written by health care practitioners that is his answer to hurried doctor visits, conflicting medical studies, and complicated treatment options.
Is There a “Death Panel” in Obama’s Health Care Bill?
Of course not, you say. Ridiculous!
Of course not, you say. Ridiculous. But could an ABCNews.com report about 64-year-old Oregon woman Barbara Wagner suggest otherwise? When she was dying of lung cancer, the state insurance refused to pay for her cancer treatment because the drug didn’t give her a “5 percent survival after five years.”
Sarah Palin recently stirred up some controversy when she wrote that she thought the congressional universal health overhaul would lead to a “death panel,” a central group of chosen ”experts” in charge of making life-or-death decisions for everyday people. She thought those disabled or elderly would fare the worst. While many claim her assertions are ridiculous, the conservative online publication American Thinker suggests Wagner’s story is an example of just such death panels. Read more. . . .
By James Hubbard, MD, MPH
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