Triage: the process of prioritizing sick or injured people for treatment according to the seriousness of the condition or injury, or in other words rationing. The US Military taught me that there were three basic categories of wounded. Critically wounded who, with proper medical care, could be brought back to a reasonable quality of life and even be posted back to a war time position. Soldiers with non critical and non life threatening injuries that could be treated and sent back to duty assignments. Critically wounded who require immediate attention but the prognosis was doubtful that they would be to make a recovery sufficient to be a viable part of the military or civilian life again. The priority given was the order in which I presented the categories. When the need was not greater than the supply then all were attended to. There were many miraculous stories that came out of Viet Nam about lives being saved. No one talks about lives that were lost because the need exceeded the supply. There is not a death panel that dictates who lives or who dies. There is someone who decides who is treated and who is not and when someone dies as a result of not being treated then they have had their day before the “death panel.”
Unless there is a plan to increase the number of medical personnel, thus increasing the supply, a plan to increase availability and release pent up demand will result in shortages and require triaging or rationing. An increase in supply would also, based upon supply and demand, also reduce cost of health care. Now there is a novel idea.

Think this isn't another one of those ploy's to make it look like most americans support this so called "healthcare reform"? I do have a positive opinion of the new pot laws!! I got this email a few days ago.We need to tie up all the phone lines so they can't get a call through or apply and get non supporters to gather
Friend --

After months of negotiations, the health reform debate is about to move to the full Congress for the first time. With the insurance industry lobby pulling out all the stops to derail progress, we need everyone who supports reform to weigh in. So here's the plan: Set a new OFA record by getting 100,000 calls to Congress placed or committed to on a single day.

On Tuesday, October 20th, OFA volunteers will gather at "Time to Deliver" call parties and neighborhood outreach events across the country. We'll get together in living rooms and public locations, and reach out to friendly voters whose voices are particularly critical in this debate. We'll talk to them about the President's plan and then we'll ask them to call on their representatives to support reform.

President Obama will be joining a call party and then speaking directly to all the other events that evening via an exclusive live webcast, sharing the latest info on the fight for reform and our campaign for change.

It's an ambitious plan -- and it depends on you. Find a "Time to Deliver" event near you, or sign up to host one in your area.





Participating (or hosting) is surprisingly easy. No special experience is required, and we'll provide simple step-by-step instructions. You'll gather with friends, neighbors, and OFA supporters from nearby, and together you'll have a great time while making a huge difference.

We're closer to health reform now than we've ever been, but we must not take anything for granted. The insurance industry is throwing millions of dollars a day and an army of lobbyists at Congress to stop reform.

If we can get 100,000 calls to Congress placed or committed to on a single day it will ensure the people's voices are heard louder than the lobbyists -- but it won't be easy. Everything hinges on folks like you stepping up and joining in.

Can we count on you? Please sign up to attend or host a Time to Deliver event on October 20th:

http://my.barackobama.com/Att...

Thanks for making it happen,

Jeremy

Jeremy Bird
Deputy Director
Organizing for America





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