What Would Happen to Senator Dodd (Prostate Cancer victim) Under Obama Care?
I would be interested to know what treatment he is going to receive. If he is having a robotic radical prostatectomy, I would venture to guess that this modality would not be routinely covered under Obamacare.
It would also be interesting to learn how the diagnosis was made. If it was via transrectal ultrasound directed biopsies, HR3200 has a provision in it which rescinds the Stark exemption for referral of a patient for a radiological procedure to a facility which the physician has a financial interest. This would include ultrasound even though most would consider this a part of a urologist's practice nowadays. Had he needed to be referred to a facility other than the urologist for this procedure, it's very possible that the diagnosis would have gone undetected and he would have had cancer diagnosed at a later stage, when it might be more difficult to treat.
Just some random thoughts about this irony and that we are all going to be patients one day, so be careful what you wish for.
