I'm not sure why President Obama would bring up the end of life issues AGAIN, knowing how much trouble it cause awhile ago but since he has, he needs to get out there now and change what it MEANS to folks. Don't let the GOP and media run with this like last time.
Democrats need to send out surveys -- first asking something like the following:
after the bump...
Would you want to be able to talk to you doctor about your end of life decisions such as who your Power of Health Care will be and any Living Will decisions with respects to being resuscitated no matter what happens or how much it costs and with any device needed to help you survive?
They should include a brochure with this survey explaining exactly what that new provision means, that government is only involved as a payer of Medicare benefits to the doctors, just as they are now when they pay your doctor for routine exams, mammograms, xrays, hospital care, etc...
They need to point out that this, "end of life" discussion with your doctor was originally a George W. Bush/GOP's idea.
I would also recommend they produce commercials having seniors being explained the facts to one another and showing specific Republicans trying to scare Americans into believing the 'government' will decide if you live or die with so called "death panels".
President Obama and the Democrats can't sit back this time and let the GOP gain upper hand with this issue. They've already got everyone talking 'death panels' again and as usual Fox is pushing it big time.
Next time a Republican gives you this story about Death Panels ask them if they hired a lawyer to write their own or family member's power of attorney or a power of health care form, and if they say yes, then say, "Well Mr Politician, I can't afford a lawyer. My doctor is my only access to official rules and documents and if the government wants to help me pay for that access, so be it."