The New York Times starts laying...

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Originally Posted by FuzzyLumpkins

What agencies are they and what authority are they given to do this and how?

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The article mentions three...

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The federal government is now starting to build the institutions that will try to reduce the soaring growth of health care costs. There will be a group to compare the effectiveness of different treatments, a so-called Medicare innovation center and a Medicare oversight board that can set payment rates.

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Originally Posted by Yonivore

Any government bureaucracy that makes decisions on standards of care, what treatments will be covered, or which patients are to receive treatments is a death panel.

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Using that same argument, couldn't they also be called "life panels"? :lol