Oregon State Healthcare: Randy, we won't pay for your chemo, BUT...

News Type: Event — Seeded on Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:45 PM EDT

Article Source: FOXNews.com

PORTLAND, Ore. — Some terminally ill patients in Oregon who turned to their state for health care were denied treatment and offered doctor-assisted suicide instead, a proposal some experts have called a "chilling" corruption of medical ethics.

Since the spread of his prostate cancer, 53-year-old Randy Stroup of Dexter, Ore., has been in a fight for his life. Uninsured and unable to pay for expensive chemotherapy, he applied to Oregon's state-run health plan for help.

Lane Individual Practice Association (LIPA), which administers the Oregon Health Plan in Lane County, responded to Stroup's request with a letter saying the state would not cover Stroup's pricey treatment, but would pay for the cost of physician-assisted suicide.

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RegBarc

It's worth noting that the LIPA eventually did grant him the chemo.

But still, very disconcerting is the result of the government running your health. At what point is it worth trying? 1% chance of surviving 5 years? 10%? 100%?

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#1 - Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:48 PM EDT

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Bad Karma

Note to self: Do not get sick in Oregon.

Wonder if the grant to assist with the chemo was only a reaction to the news coverage?

The future of nationalized health care.

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#2 - Fri Jul 17, 2009 12:57 AM EDT

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