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[[File:RichardLevine.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Dr. Richard "Rachel" Levine]]

[[File:RichardLevine.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Dr. Richard "Rachel" Levine]]

A '''Death Panel''', also known as "Death Council", is a group of people that make life-or-death healthcare rationing decisions based on subjective criteria of a person or [[Demography|demographic class]]'s worth to society.  <!--The Obamacare concept was initially bought to public attention by [[Sarah Palin]], who may have started it with [https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=113851103434&_fb_noscript=1 a post to Facebook] and reexamined during the debate over the Affordable Care Act ("[[Obamacare]]") in 2009.   

A '''Death Panel''', also known as "Death Council", is a government agency that makes life-or-death healthcare rationing decisions based on subjective criteria of a person or [[Demography|demographic group]]'s worth to society.  <!--The Obamacare concept was initially bought to public attention by [[Sarah Palin]], who may have started it with [https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=113851103434&_fb_noscript=1 a post to Facebook] and reexamined during the debate over the Affordable Care Act ("[[Obamacare]]") in 2009.   

Life or death outcomes from decisions about availability or non-availability of health care have been occurring throughout human history.  In the United States these decisions ultimately arise from the free market system, both before and since the enactment of [[Obamacare]].  Under [[Obamacare]], there has often been more government bureaucracy involved in the process, but it has always been complex.-->

Life or death outcomes from decisions about availability or non-availability of health care have been occurring throughout human history.  In the United States these decisions ultimately arise from the free market system, both before and since the enactment of [[Obamacare]].  Under [[Obamacare]], there has often been more government bureaucracy involved in the process, but it has always been complex.-->