Problem: We've been talking a lot about a right to healthcare - even so much so, that some of us believe that the right to healthcare is a fundamental right on par with the cherished rights that we have outlined in our US Constitution.
Yet after a certain age, our health diminishes, and we are often unable to climb back to the same baseline of health that we started with. Let us examine the parts of our healthcare system that serve us when our health fails at end of life. First, let us identify these institutions. Then, let us evaluate them. Are they doing a good job or a bad job?