The Trump administration is facing accusations of hypocrisy in Washington after unveiling a regulatory proposal that critics say mirrors the 'death panel' idea Republicans once used to attack Barack Obama's health reforms.
The proposal, which surfaced in 2026 and was reported from within the administration's health policy machinery, would require hospitals across the United States to record patients' end-of-life preferences in their electronic records. Those records could then be used as a factor when calculating Medicare's value-based payments to hospitals in future years.
