Ironic headline: White House tries to smother new 'death panel' talk

from theblogprof by The blogprof


Ironic headline: White House tries to smother new 'death panel' talk: "This headline over at The Hill was pointed out by Glenn Reynolds this morning on facebook (Insty link from last night):

White House tries to smother new 'death panel' talk

Apparently, The Hill got a phone call from the regime because they changed the headline to the following (via memeorandum):

White House attempts to quiet revived talk of ‘death panels’

Note that the headline now has the positive word 'revived' in it. Can't make the regime look bad you know. But the internet address to the story still has the old headline: http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/health-reform-implementation/135167-white-house-tries-to-smother-new-death-panel-talk. The irony of headlining what Obama wants to do to those that most need healthcare - kill them off.

The Obama administration is trying to quiet talk about so-called “death panels” after The New York Times reported Sunday that a new Medicare regulation includes incentives for end-of-life-care planning.

The Medicare policy will pay doctors for holding end-of-life-care discussions with patients, according to the Times. A similar provision was dropped from the new healthcare reform law after Republicans accused the administration of withholding care from the sick, elderly and disabled.

So it was dropped only to be installed anyway via regulation, thereby bypassing Congress altogether. Might as well just smother the sick, elderly and disabled. The original headline fits. More on The Hill piece from Flopping Aces, American Spectator, The Daily Caller and Left Coast Rebel

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