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Seems pretty clear that it was worth it. The actual bill was closer to $250,000 -- $618,000 was without any discounts. We work and save and pay premiums for d
by hapless 17y ago
Seems pretty clear that it was worth it. The actual bill was closer to $250,000 -- $618,000 was without any discounts.
We work and save and pay premiums for decades specifically so that we CAN have someone pay $250,000 to extend our lives by 17 months. That is the PURPOSE of a health insurance policy.
It's hard to see this one as an example of our (admittedly terrible) healthcare costs.
- houseabsolute 17y agoBased on the conclusion of the article it seems that she agrees.
- jcdreads 17y agoRight, but her point is that had they (the author and her late husband) actually understood the costs at the time that they were making treatment decisions they might have made different ones. On the other hand, as you note, in a very real sense they'd already paid for the treatment in the form of decades of premiums.
- bobbyi 17y agoAlso, the money that was spent didn't just go to extending his life. A lot of that money was spent on pharmaceuticals where he was an "early adopter". People like him covering the massive costs of developing those pharmaceuticals are paving the road for the day when they can be available as cheaply as the vaccinations the article talks about.
- Confusion 17y agoPeople like him covering the massive costs You mean people like us, the ones that pay the premiums, subsidizing the research of pharmaceutical companies?