The "death panels" actually didn't even refer to triage, it was a reference to a proposal to pay doctors for providing counseling on end of life directives and

The "death panels" actually didn't even refer to triage, it was a reference to a proposal to pay doctors for providing counseling on end of life directives and living wills. The semi-manufactured concern was that doctors would basically be telling people how to end their lives earlier. I only say this is a "semi" manufactured concern rather then a completely fabricated one because I have enough doctor's in my family to know that doctors generally have a view on end of life care that's distinct from the rest of the population. Anyways, that gripe about about a detail of a bill got turned into "Death Panels" and promoted by right wing media into doctors deciding to cut care off in non emergency situations.