Watch Ken Connor Debate on Health Care Rationing!
By CJS Staff | Posted in CJS Forum, CJS In The News, Featured Post | Oct-13-2012
You can now watch Ken Connor’s debate on End of Life Care online!
This past Wednesday, Ken Connor joined with Sally Pipes to argue against rationing end of life care. Their opponents were Dr. Art Kellerman and Peter Singer. The debate was part of the Intelligence Squared series and was a featured part of Chicago Ideas Week.
Ken stood up for principles of human dignity and equality. He argued for consumer choice and reforms within the healthcare system as opposed to artificial government limitations on care.
You can watch the video by clicking here.
The debate is also being broadcast on several PBS stations and across the nation on NPR.
Finally, you can read a transcript by clicking here or download the podcast from iTunes by clicking here.
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October 26th, 2012 at 3:17 pm
My Mother had surgery in Dec.2004. She ended up in ICU for 5 weeks, because the staples leaked which caused her to become septic and very ill. It was a miracle that she recovered and continued on to rehab. After being in rehab for 30 days I was told that Medicare and her Medicare Advantage would no longer pay for rehab, she should be put on hospice. After research I found that she was eligible for Medicaid. We moved her to a nursing facility. They continued her rehab. After a long recovery, I eventually brought her home in 2006, where she lived the remainder of her life. She passed in 2009. I fought a long battle for her, but I will never regret it. There is so much more to this story and the battle. I would be happy to share our experience.