Million $ baby

A great deal has been said in the health care debate about death counciling and end-of-life care, while nothing has been said about people at the other end of life.

One of the biggest costs in healthcare is the care given to premie babies. In fact, they cost so much they are routinely called "million dollar babies." in a rationed system, would we do what most other countries do and write these kids down as still births? That's one reason why our infant mortality rates are so much worse than other developed countries--we treat such kids as living human beings worthy of the effort and the cost.

Of course, a cynic would say that the death of these kids under Obamacare would drive up infant mortality rates, leading, of course, to calls by liberals for even more government control and spending.

(This post made from my ITouch. Not an easy thing to do, but doable.)