Medicare And 'Death Panels'

The heated healthcare debate brought into play "death panels," with aged Americans would be sacrificed at the expense of younger dudes. It was explosive to say the least. Liberals say it was never a factor; conservatives say their harping on it was sinister and it went away. Well, along comes Medicare, a government program said to be in serious trouble for the near future, with a new change that you probably have not heard of. Well, you are now informed. Its a policy change in Medicare policy about access to lifesaving services. This could be said to be a different kind of "death panel" operations. If this becomes a reality on Jan. 1, 2010, the government's insurer for the elderly and disabled would whack current Medicare reimbursements to cardiologists and oncologists for critical care services. Now what I want to know is this: What in God's name is this but a "death panel" by any description? Now don't you feel better about Medicare if this becomes law and you are in one of the categories? A lot of doctors are screaming because it is true this would dramatically change the delivery of heart and cancer care. Decisions would be made based on cost. Good luck for you out there who would be exposed to this roulette wheel approach to some serious problems.