Times Devotes Op-ed Space to 'Wasteful' Care of Elderly; Krugman Rant: "The Times' op-ed page on Monday was home to some vitriolic, extreme comments on health care, including a Paul Krugman rant on the 'gullibility of voters' and right-wing 'lies.' Additionally, author Richard Dooling wrote a piece that lamented 'insanely expensive' end-of-life procedures for the elderly and predicted rationing.
Arguing that some of these operations are useless, Dooling complained:
With so much evidence of wasteful and even harmful treatment, shouldn’t we instantly cut some of the money spent on exorbitant intensive-care medicine for dying, elderly people and redirect it to pediatricians and obstetricians offering preventive care for children and mothers? Sadly, we are very far from this goal. A cynic would argue that this can’t happen because children can’t vote (even if their parents can), whereas members of AARP and the American Medical Association not only vote but can also hire lobbyists to keep the money flowing."
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