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Politics : A US National Health Care System?

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To: Lane3 who wrote (10686)	10/24/2009 3:22:55 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) of 42652

In flu pandemic, Florida may have to ration treatment Report outlines tough choices facing health-care system during flu emergenc By Sheri Fink ProPublica October 17, 2009 Florida health officials are drawing up guidelines that recommend barring patients with incurable cancer, end-stage multiple sclerosis and other conditions from being admitted to hospitals if the state is overwhelmed by flu cases. The plan, which would guide Florida hospitals on how to ration scarce medical care during a severe flu outbreak, also calls for doctors to remove patients with a poor prognosis from ventilators to treat those with better chances of survival. That decision would be made by each hospital. orlandosentinel.com

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