I am thinking much about the healthcare proposals lately and often get into extended debates with friends. This morning someone mentioned that the government planned to encourage assisted suicide among the elderly to help control healthcare costs. This did not sound right but they cited a portion of of the healthcare bill. So I checked it out. SNOPES said this was false and why but also referenced a more extensive analysis in the blog called FireBrand (http://firebrandblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/cry-wolf.html ). A great post there discusses this rather extensively. Of course, this is just 1 provision in 1 bill. (This is Section 1233 of HR3200)

It is a good blog and has many interesting discussions. Please check it out.

And let your Senators and your Congressman/Congresswoman know how you think about the various bills and proposals out there. The best way to check a bill that has been proposed is http://thomas.loc.gov/bss/111search.html . That way you can read the actual text, not just an opinion.