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Do I think the US government couldn't set up eugenics "death panels"? Of course it could do so. And the State of Indiana could start requiring single mothers to wear a blue parallelogram badge on their sleeves, and a city ordinance in Daytona Beach could ban haircuts, and Rotary Clubs everywhere could demand mandatory firearm training for third-graders. Those aren't purely sarcastic; they are technically possible.

The point is, why would one believe any of those is a real risk? Where's the slightest hint of evidence for the planning of eugenics death panels? Nowhere. 

Do I put a lot of trust in government? In all things? No. In some things, yes. How about a government-run health insurance program? Well, considering that the US government has been running such programs for decades, and that those programs – Medicare, veterans' care, and insurance programs for US congresspersons – are overall rated favorably, yes, I trust that the government could do a good job with the type of universal health care insurance being discussed. (Whether what comes out of the current mess will be good or not, it's getting pretty hard to say...)