Posts Tagged pull the plug on grandma

Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

Harkin: Mistake to drop end-of-life counseling in Medicare

By Douglas Burns | 01.10.11 | 10:09 am | More from The Iowa Independent

U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) says the Obama administration is wrong to eliminate references to end-of-life counseling More… in the protocol for the new annual Medicare check-up.
Responding to questions on the matter during a conference call with several members of the media, Harkin said seniors should have vital information about

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End-of-life counseling part of new Medicare policy

By Jason Hancock | 12.28.10 | 11:26 am | More from The Iowa Independent

The New York Times reported over the weekend that a provision of health care reform legislation More… that was abandoned after it became the focus of conservative outrage is making a return, this time as part of a new policy outlined in a Medicare regulation.
Voluntary counseling on end-of-life decisions was

Chuck Grassley

IA: Liberal groups expand ad buy against Grassley

By Jason Hancock | 10.26.10 | 9:00 am | More from The Iowa Independent

The Progressive Change Campaign Committee and Democracy for America announced Tuesday morning that they have purchased more than 100 cable spots during the final week of the election on HGTV, the Food Network, Bravo, Lifetime and Hallmark for an ad they produced targeting U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley More….
The new

IA: Conlin working to paint Grassley as extremist

By Jason Hancock | 08.13.10 | 12:30 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

Democratic Senate candidate Roxanne Conlin, who is vying to unseat U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, is reminding Iowans that Thursday was the one-year anniversary of Grassley’s infamous “pull the plug on grandma” pronouncement. The line, which has been repeatedly criticized, has often been cited by Conlin More…as