In response to a recent New Jersey editorial in favor of legalizing assisted suicide, John Kelly sent a letter which was just published in the Star Ledger under the title “Increased palliative care a better alternative to assisted suicide.” He provided some useful data on the prevalence of medical misdiagnosis and its harm to patients. … Continue reading John Kelly’s Letter Published in New Jersey Star Ledger
Not Dead Yet, the Center for Disability Rights, and 11 other NY based disability organizations, submitted public comments on the New York State Medicaid Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment Program (DSRIP) on May 28, 2014, alleging that one of the proposed projects would fund Medicaid providers to save money by steering people to choose death over … Continue reading NDY Challenges NYS Medicaid Proposal to Save Money By Steering People to Choose Death Over Living With Disability
Christian Sinclair, a palliative care and hospice physician who writes on the Pallimed blog, caught the NPR story on the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network/United Network for Organ Sharing (OPTN/UNOS) meeting earlier this week to issue new sweeping rules on “Donation after Cardiac Death.” Good news, for now, BTW. We have been informed that the … Continue reading Pallimed Blogger Doc Not Happy with Organ Procurement Proposals
Anyone who has read this blog regularly knows that we hold Ira Byock in high regard. That’s why we nominated him to the IOM’s Committee on Transforming End-of-Life-care. Earlier today, Ira Byock gave testimony to the Vermont Senate Committee on Health and Welfare’s Hearing on End of Life Choices (that means it’s a hearing on … Continue reading Vermont: Testimony of Ira Byock, MD to Vermont Senate Committee on Health and Welfare Hearing on End of Life Choices
Right-Wing politics often leave me at a loss for words. The attacks aimed at Ezekiel Emanuel before and after the passage of what is commonly called “Obamacare” is one of the most bizarre examples. At the time, Emanuel was Special Advisor for Health Policy to Peter Orszag, acting director of OMB. Emanuel struck me as … Continue reading A “Must-Read” From Ezekiel Emanuel on Better “End of Life” Care
