The talking heads on television and the mainstream media have made frequent references to the fact that Terri Schiavo's hospice care is being paid by medicare, which means all U.S. taxpayers. Usually this factoid is accompanied by loud screeching about the Republicans "cutting medicare benefits" for the "poor, elderly, and disabled."
Why does no one question why judge Greer, in violation of Florida Statute 744.3215 ( Rights of persons determined incapacitated) paragraph (h), allowed Ms Schiavo's medical care trust fund to be depleted by her so-called husband paying enormous legal fees in his inelegant effort to starve her to death?
Leave aside for a moment the fact that Ms. Schiavo was committed to the Sun Coast Hospice in violation of federal law governing admissions to hospice facilities. (See federal law here) Had Mr. Schiavo spent the trust fund money in the way he promised he would in testimony before a jury 13 years ago, Terri Schiavo would not be in need of state or federal medical payment assistance today. The trust fund is/was being administered by a reputable bank in Florida in an account which gave Mr. Schiavo no direct access. The only way for Mr. Schiavo to raid the trust fund was by judicial order. Judge Greer signed such an order. Then, to cover up just what has happened to Ms Schiavo's money, judge Greer has sealed the trust fund records.
Perhaps the federal government should file suit against judge Greer and Michael Schiavo to recover the cost of Ms Schiavo's hospice care.
Yet another outrage concerning this case. I wonder how many people that daily defend Michael Schivao and his so called 'rights' as her husband knows of his carefree spending? I heard him on Larry King Live say he had over $300,000 in outstanding legal bills. Where did all of Terri's trust fund money go? I wonder if his common law wife and his children saw any of it. Terri Schivao may indeed be in a vegetative state and she may have said she didn't want to live in a condition like that. But that does not excuse Michael Schiavo and his actions. I've said all along his actions were far less than honorable.
