Congressional Republicans have issued a so-called “Seniors' Healthcare Bill of Rights” to ensure that any forthcoming reforms don't shortchange or bankrupt the nation's elderly.
“Republicans believe that reforms to America's healthcare system are necessary, but that reform should first do no harm, especially to our seniors,” the Republican National Committee said in a written statement. Protecting Medicare is at the top of the Republicans’ bill of rights. “President Obama and congressional Democrats are promoting a government-run healthcare experiment that will cut over $500 billion from Medicare to be used to pay for their plan. Medicare should not be raided to pay for another entitlement,” the document stated.
The GOP accused the Democrats of developing a plan that would give patients less power to control their own medical decisions or end-of-life treatment, and create government boards that would decide what treatments would or wouldn't be funded.
Source: Jennifer Lubell, Modern Healthcare [8/24/09]
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