Dr. Manny slams new government-funded 'death tests'

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Don't you know she was priced -- our -- death panels are back only the government isn't calling the death battles were like -- -- even though the government isn't -- about either.

But trust Dr.

Manny Alvarez and again who wouldn't when he says that's just what's behind a government funded effort.

To come up with twelve specific issues physicians should consider.

But when figuring care for elderly patients bottom line if they don't have a whole lot of years left is it worth providing them calls -- medical procedures now.

Doctors are right at that is a death panel.

And well you look at it I'm the death panel this is what the government and this is what the government wants me to do was -- -- -- basically.

This is a -- they came out funded by the federal government looking add you know this is a survey actually that started in 1996.

Looking at long -- -- four years you know factors risk factors of longevity.

And then now it has turned into this new tax.

To allow doctors to tell patients look.

You may be not need you know maybe you only need that kind of screening maybe you don't need this kind of treatment for diabetes you have you know -- -- eighties right now.

Stop and this is you know the ethical fact that they even proposing this is -- blowing to me and -- you know we wrote about yesterday complaining and and the response by the way that we got from a lot of people.

Was amazing that this that this is you know going to help into health care.

-- -- you know looking to decide who lives who dies what tests.

Should when you do have to make decisions like -- -- about what it's.

And a lovely gentleman who's gonna you know for prostate cancer that you're -- that the cost of treatment on an older guy.

Verses just doing nothing because it's a slow moving and that and that is true I mean I don't need it crystal bowl to -- when a patient is going to die and when the patient is very sick I don't need that that's why I went to medical school for.

Would you like -- medical school right yeah this is all predicated on the -- and I about the -- exactly.

But all but the facts -- is that now everything is about dollars and cents you know.

You know -- even -- Krugman said the other day.

That perhaps it racing revenues we should look -- also had bringing back these death panel so whatever he -- off the record but nonetheless.

This is something that now.

We know we started with the US prevented -- passport telling doctors now for the last 23 years -- by the way -- Monrovia the age of what do you do at the age of fifty -- by the way prostate cancer screening is not that good.

-- is not cause effect -- -- by the way.

Don't do cervical perhaps all of this is predicated on this all of makes this different -- and what it that they use our nation -- -- now this is another layer and this is another layer -- everything is coming steps you know but if things that is going to be a big panel the federal government to say oh by the way give me the final mr.

-- well.

Nothing for him it doesn't look as though that work like that it's -- -- be the next is that gravity the White House a look at its I nothing very via its gonna be layers you know -- at the proposed changes in medical practices.

Be proposed put the pressure on doctors to give and guidelines to seek to decide what works what doesn't work so that they can beat our -- -- -- persons.

Two patients.

And before you know it in this Holtz -- -- case of socialized medicine that we have.

You're going to have.

Well you know you're eighty years -- you don't have this and that you don't qualify for this sorry move on.

And that in -- into it -- itself -- the ethical dilemma that we all have and and death battle you're looking at -- this is.

This is what they're making me do.

In the future and I refuse to do it -- so they recommended death for me you would be the one guy and it's not you know -- will say no one they'll you know they'll I'll probably end up selling car somewhere.

But that's OK I love you yeah I don't aren't -- thank you a very very much.

But has come to the world.

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