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Friday, December 3, 2010

Arizona’s death panels. Where’s the outrage now? « Fred Klonsky's blog

Arizona’s death panels. Where’s the outrage now? « Fred Klonsky's blog

Arizona’s death panels. Where’s the outrage now?

This morning’s NY Times has a very disturbing story about poor people in Arizona being unable to receive live-saving organ transplants because of cuts to the state’s version of Medicaid.

Hundred have needlessly died already. Others will follow.

Francisco Felix, 32, a father of four who has hepatitis C and is in need of a liver, received news a few weeks ago that a family friend was dying and wanted to donate her liver to him. But the budget cuts meant he no longer qualified for a