PROPOSAL TO STOP PROTON MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENTS.
I oppose any effort to stop medicare
reimbursement for proton prostate cancer therapy.
To me it looks like another step towards
socialized medical care. Further, you can bet
your bottom ''buck''on this, our elected officials
(who are NOT on medicare) would even think about
eliminating this treatment from their ''golden
parachute'' lifetime family medical plan, (even
though they may ''serve his or her district for
only two or four years).
On [PHI Redacted] completed the proton therapy
treatment for prostate cancer. This therapy
was recommended by the urologist [PHI Redacted] contacted to
determine if [PHI Redacted] did, in fact, have prostate
cancer. The biopsy was positive and he sent [PHI Redacted] to
the medical center for further testing to confirm
his findings. The cancer was confirmed but
luckily for [PHI Redacted], it had not left the prostate.
The urologist discussed 6 or 7 options for
treating [PHI Redacted] cancer. All considered, he said he
could only recommend one and that was the proton
treatment therapy. (His specialty was the
freezing procedure.)
The 42 Proton therapy treatments [PHI Redacted] received
were administered by a team of professionals in a
truly professional manner. [PHI Redacted] doctor encouraged
[PHI Redacted] to keep physically active while being treated.
If one was not particularly active he suggested
walking or water aerobics.
[PHI Redacted]
Thank you for your considering my comments.
Richard M. Oltman |