In: Nursing
randy stroup was offended that the oregon health plan
would pay for him to die but not pay for treatment?
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Oregon state allows assisted suicide and openly rations health
care. some terminally ill patients
in Oregon turn to their state for health care were denied treatment
and offered only doctor-assisted suicide.
53- year old randy Stroup of Dexter, Oregon fight for his life.
Uninsured and unable to pay for such expensive medication and
treatment he applied to Oregon's State run health plan for help.
Oregon health plan responded to stroups request that saying state
can cover payment only for cost of physician-assisted suicide not
cover the Stroup's treatment. for stroup suicide is never an
option, he fought back and oregan health plan reversed its decision
and paying for his chemotherapy treatment.