Are death panels coming or are they already here?

This weekend I learned that a middle-aged gentleman who lives down the street recently had a massive heart attack. He was rushed to the hospital where he received a triple bypass and flat lined twice during the operation. He was told by his doctor that he desperately needed a heart transplant. That will not happen and here’s why. The gentleman does not have health insurance and that prevents him from being placed on the wait list for a new heart.

Sure, just being placed on the list does not guarantee he would receive a heart but not being placed on the list guarantees that he won’t.

Death panels? Sorry Ms Palin, they are already here.