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Question: HOW LONG WILL YOU KEEP IT? DISCUSS/COMMENT ON THE FOLLOWING PROVIDING SPECIFIC DOCUMENTATION FOR YOUR RATIONALE: Realizing that certain technologies are costly and limited in number, you have been appointed to serve on a "Blue Ribbon" Presidential Task Force to determine: how long patients should be allowed to use advanced/specialized medical procedures and how long to have the procedure paid for by Medicare/Medicaid. By accepting the appointment to this committee, you have acknowledged that resources are limited and that some degree of formal rationing of services is necessary. You are required to submit specific recommendations to your co-committee members with regard to the following specific issues: 1) Renal dialysis; 2) Artificial Heart (until an organ donor can be identified; 3) Mechanical ventilation for a patient with non-reversible lung disease/spinal cord trauma. You will need to investigate these disorders since you will be required to present specific criteria to fairly address this issue. Your recommendations will carry a great deal of "weight" and will likely be implemented by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Your conclusions on each of these issues and the rationale on your decisions will be presented at a future press conference