- May 20, 2009
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INT. DR. OFFICE -- DAY
The Glass portion of the office door says, "Ezekiel Emanuel, M.D., Ubermenschen" Walking through the door is Ted, 76 years old, gray hair, chubby, Senior US Senator from MA.
Office is high end DR. Office, well appointed, many pics of doc with famous people -- all deceased (John Ritter, Freddie Prinze, Jim Henson, Carl Sagan, Michael Jackson). Seated behind the desk Dr. Emanuel, 55ish, bespectacled, signs of a slight mustache like that 1930's German guy had.
EZEKIEL: Have a seat
TED: Thank you, Doctor, for seeing me on such short notice, I cleared my schedule when you said you had the results of my tests
EZEKIEL: I have good news and bad news. Which do you want first?
TED: Give me the bad news
EZEKIEL: You have inoperable brain cancer
TED (gulps) So, what’s the good news?
EZEKIEL: Instead of treating you, we’re going to treat other, more deserving patients
TED: That’s the good news?
EZEKIEL: Of course!
TED: What’s good about that?
EZEKIEL: Other people who have more life ahead of them will get the treatment they need and that will bend the cost curve...that’s good
TED: But what about me?
EZEKIEL: Me. Me ME! That’s all you people care about! I wish you would take a step back once in a while and see the bigger picture.
TED: What the Hell are you talking about? You’re my doctor! You’re SUPPOSED to take care of me! I'm the big picture!
EZEKIEL: That’s one way of looking at it
TED: How the hell else should a doctor look at it?
EZEKIEL: Well, there’s my Complete Lives System. It empowers me to decide fairly whom to save when genuine scarcity makes saving everyone impossible
TED: Why is it impossible?
EZEKIEL: Here look at my appointment book (turns the book on his desk so Ted can see) I'm booked solid for the next 8 months.
TED: So what are my chances?
EZEKIEL: Attenuated
TED: Attenuated? What does that mean?
EZEKIEL: Technically, it means to make thin or slender
TED: So, I have slim chances
EZEKIEL: Um, I didn't actually say that.
TED: What about your Complete Lives System made me untreatable?
EZEKIEL: Let’s face it, Ted. You’ve been around the block a few times
TED: So it’s my age? You know that’s illegal, right?
EZEKIEL: No, that would be ageism, its because you’ve already had more life-years
TED: You know, Doc, the last thing you sad that made any sense at all was Have a seat
The Glass portion of the office door says, "Ezekiel Emanuel, M.D., Ubermenschen" Walking through the door is Ted, 76 years old, gray hair, chubby, Senior US Senator from MA.
Office is high end DR. Office, well appointed, many pics of doc with famous people -- all deceased (John Ritter, Freddie Prinze, Jim Henson, Carl Sagan, Michael Jackson). Seated behind the desk Dr. Emanuel, 55ish, bespectacled, signs of a slight mustache like that 1930's German guy had.
EZEKIEL: Have a seat
TED: Thank you, Doctor, for seeing me on such short notice, I cleared my schedule when you said you had the results of my tests
EZEKIEL: I have good news and bad news. Which do you want first?
TED: Give me the bad news
EZEKIEL: You have inoperable brain cancer
TED (gulps) So, what’s the good news?
EZEKIEL: Instead of treating you, we’re going to treat other, more deserving patients
TED: That’s the good news?
EZEKIEL: Of course!
TED: What’s good about that?
EZEKIEL: Other people who have more life ahead of them will get the treatment they need and that will bend the cost curve...that’s good
TED: But what about me?
EZEKIEL: Me. Me ME! That’s all you people care about! I wish you would take a step back once in a while and see the bigger picture.
TED: What the Hell are you talking about? You’re my doctor! You’re SUPPOSED to take care of me! I'm the big picture!
EZEKIEL: That’s one way of looking at it
TED: How the hell else should a doctor look at it?
EZEKIEL: Well, there’s my Complete Lives System. It empowers me to decide fairly whom to save when genuine scarcity makes saving everyone impossible
TED: Why is it impossible?
EZEKIEL: Here look at my appointment book (turns the book on his desk so Ted can see) I'm booked solid for the next 8 months.
TED: So what are my chances?
EZEKIEL: Attenuated
TED: Attenuated? What does that mean?
EZEKIEL: Technically, it means to make thin or slender
TED: So, I have slim chances
EZEKIEL: Um, I didn't actually say that.
TED: What about your Complete Lives System made me untreatable?
EZEKIEL: Let’s face it, Ted. You’ve been around the block a few times
TED: So it’s my age? You know that’s illegal, right?
EZEKIEL: No, that would be ageism, its because you’ve already had more life-years
TED: You know, Doc, the last thing you sad that made any sense at all was Have a seat
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