Obamacare promised access to health care to millions of Americans who
lacked it, with the president personally promising those who had health
care that they liked that they wouldn't be forced to change. Magically,
all of this was supposed to be accompanied by lower premiums for those
already insured and overall savings in the health care system to slow.
But as the program swings into full gear, it is becoming apparent those promises can't be kept -- at least not without major intrusion into health care decisions that affect patients. One of the only ways to save money is to restrict access to more costly treatments, which is exactly what the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), a public-private organization set up by the Affordable Care Act, is meant to do. The PCORI recommends lower reimbursement for drugs and treatments that ostensibly are not research-based.
Read more: http://townhall.com/columnists/lindachavez/2013/01/11/cutting-costs-risking-lives-n1486813?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl
But as the program swings into full gear, it is becoming apparent those promises can't be kept -- at least not without major intrusion into health care decisions that affect patients. One of the only ways to save money is to restrict access to more costly treatments, which is exactly what the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), a public-private organization set up by the Affordable Care Act, is meant to do. The PCORI recommends lower reimbursement for drugs and treatments that ostensibly are not research-based.
Read more: http://townhall.com/columnists/lindachavez/2013/01/11/cutting-costs-risking-lives-n1486813?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl
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