council is reappearing in a medicare rule. it will pay doctors to advise patients on end of life care. when similar wording appeared in the house healthcare bill republicans complained loudly about it. the minority leader john boehner at the time said it could create a slippery slope for a most permissive environment for euthanasia because it does not clearly exclude counseling about the supposed benefits of killing oneself. democrats said such criticism is unfair and they are still saying that now that end of life plan has taken shape in an end of life medicare rule. seniors already feel vulnerable to be led to believe there is something like death panels which there is not. reporter: the white house issued a strongly worded statement today quoting now the times story is wrong.
back against front page story that suggests end-of-life planning or death panels as some republicans termed it has been resurrected. times says end of life counselling is reapureeing on role taking effect on the first of january. similar wording appeared in the healthcare bill this year, one rejected. republicans complained loudly. then john boehner sid this will create a slippery slope for a con since tent environment consistent environment for euthanasia, mercy-killing and physician-assisted suicide because it does not clearly exclude counseling about the supposed benefit of killing ones self. democrats say now it s taking place if a federal medicare rule.