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That has also become part of policy in places like the UK.  The put  a dolar 
amount on health care and the value of life with tyhe ratio declingin as you 
age.  When you reach a certain age, they cipher whter another year of your 
life is worth the expense to the system.  There have already been calls for 
this in this country with medicare.  I can't remeber the name of the policy, 
at the moment, but it does put a value -- ithink it averages like $35, 000 
total for someone over an age like 70 or 72 -- they use life span statistics 
as part of the formula.............

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--- On Tue, 1/20/09, EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net> wrote:
  It was somewhat of
> a
> subconscious triage, and someone as old as your mother,
> sadly, would not
> get the same attention for a broken arm than a 25 year old
> would get, no
> matter what her mental/physical state is at other times.

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  With healthcare so expensive and
> apparently short
> staffed, this triage of care may be more conscious now than
> subconscious.
> 
> B