It appears that even the Federal Employee Health Benefit (FEHB) for congressional members includes the END OF LIFE Advanced Directive option.
I wonder if YOUR Senator or Representative realizes this option is available for THEM TOO?
Does this mean we are PULLING THE PLUG ON CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS?
Your Rights
More after the bump
OPM requires that all FEHB Plans to provide certain information to their FEHB members. You may get information about us, our networks, providers, and facilities. OPM’s FEHB website (www.opm.gov/insure) lists the specific types of information that we must make available to you. Some of the required information is listed below.
The right to an Advance Directive, living will, or other directive to your contracting medical providers with respect to your future healthcare choices.
The right to information regarding how medical treatment decisions are made by the participating medical providers or Health Net of Pennsylvania, Inc. as well a payment structure.
This isn't much of a diary as it is information for those that are uninformed.
It appears a PRIVATE HEALTH INSURER also provides for end-of-life planning coverage that is similar to that being put forth by House Democrats.
Under the "Member Rights and Responsibilities" portion of United Healthcare’s website there is an outline of "exactly what you can expect from your health care experience and how you can improve that experience, too." The list includes the following pledge:
Consumer will be allowed to "Choose an Advance Directive to designate the kind of care you wish to receive should you become unable to express your wishes."
The goal of the provision, it seems, is to offer consumers the type of medical consultation that is often needed (and frequently forgone) to make end-of-life procedures can be smoother and less painful. If it sounds similar, that’s because the House provision that has been derided as creating government-administered.
Officials with United Healthcare did not immediately return request for comment.
The truth is finally seeping through the muck! Now what will former Governor Palin, Sean Hannity and others say? Will they apologize for scaring seniors into believing the government is going to kill them off — I doubt it; but they SHOULD!