... you may find Massachusetts' rating system interesting.
Massachusetts has released its "Crisis Standards of Care" in the event the system begins to be overwhelmed in a pandemic. It's describes the rubrics that will be used to allocate care if it needs to be limited.
Fascinating reading. Things that will lower your chances of receiving care are items such as age [page 20], existing health conditions (a current cancer patient would be a loser) [page 15], and the like. Things that will not change your score include immigration status, incarceration status, etc. [page 4]. Medical workers and those who maintain "societal order" (which is certainly loose enough to include the state legislature) go to the front of the line [page 16].
In an expansion of Healy's whole cloth rule making, the rest of the state government looks to want to get into the game. Remember all those laws about age discrimination, ADA regulations, and so on? Apparently a state agency can issue guidance ignoring those. So, if it comes down to a choice between your 72 year old mom and a 27 year old illegal immigrant jailed for murder, mom loses.
Seriously, give this a read.
Massachusetts has released its "Crisis Standards of Care" in the event the system begins to be overwhelmed in a pandemic. It's describes the rubrics that will be used to allocate care if it needs to be limited.
Fascinating reading. Things that will lower your chances of receiving care are items such as age [page 20], existing health conditions (a current cancer patient would be a loser) [page 15], and the like. Things that will not change your score include immigration status, incarceration status, etc. [page 4]. Medical workers and those who maintain "societal order" (which is certainly loose enough to include the state legislature) go to the front of the line [page 16].
In an expansion of Healy's whole cloth rule making, the rest of the state government looks to want to get into the game. Remember all those laws about age discrimination, ADA regulations, and so on? Apparently a state agency can issue guidance ignoring those. So, if it comes down to a choice between your 72 year old mom and a 27 year old illegal immigrant jailed for murder, mom loses.
Seriously, give this a read.