'Death Panels' Debate Returns To Congress: Congressman Building Support For Proposal

Huffington Post
First Posted: 04-29-10 12:35 PM

Updated: 04-29-10 12:54 PM
 
The House health care provision that Sarah Palin warned would lead to "death panels" never made it into the final bill, but its backers plan to resuscitate it.



Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), who shepherded the amendment through the Ways and Means Committee, is building House support for stand-alone passage of the legislation that would allow Medicare to reimburse health care providers for consulting with patients about end-of-life decisions.


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