Could you die faster? Medicare is running out of money

Yes, that's a real title over at CBS Moneywatch, where the author agonizes over the fact that Medicare is flat busted broke.This year, we are spending more than we are taking in. So, of course, the "hard questions" include not helping the truly ill. Read it here:

Is there a sliding scale to the value of life? Is health care a right, or a privilege? At what point can the government say that keeping a citizen alive costs too much? Should health care be handled like hotels–the best going only to those who can afford it?