
Should Diabetes Be Covered by Health Insurance?
Should Diabetes Be Covered by Health Insurance?
Blaming patients for diabetes took a dangerous turn last week. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), said that diabetes should not be covered by health insurance.
Responding to a question about insurance, he stated That doesnt mean that we should take care of the person who sits at home, eats poorly and gets diabetes. Is that the same thing as Jimmy Kimmels kid [who was born with a pre-existing heart condition]? I dont think that it is.
The Democratic news website ShareBlue commented, Under Mulvaneys standard , an examination of [people with diabetes] eating habits and how their disease was triggered would have to be undertaken before it could be determined whether they are deserving of health insurance or not. In the meantime, people will suffer and possibly die from their illness.
Mulvaneys views may or may not wind up being incorporated in the new health-care plan just passed by the House of Representatives, but the ignorance didnt start with Trumpcare. Blaming people with Type 2 diabetes for their illness has long been mainstream opinion, which often spills over onto people with Type 1.
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) issued a strong statement that they were disappointed and saddened by Mulvaneys words.
Mr. Mulvaneys comments perpetuate the stigma that one chooses to have diabetes based on his/her lifestyle, ADA wrote. All of the scientific evidence indicates that diabetes develops from a diverse set of risk factors, genetics being a primary cause Nobody should be denied cove
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