>> How? That is why they have to write a proposal, it could be used to get advice from someone else. Another possibility is to use a more complicated algorithm

>> How? That is why they have to write a proposal, it could be used to get advice from someone else. Another possibility is to use a more complicated algorithm (like, if two doctors gave the same advice last year, one of them should leave this year). >> This alone ... That is why I mentioned it. The question was about "scientifically valid ways to maximize life", my assumption is that only one (or more) doctor could provide a valid advice, I also assumed the parent was not interested in trivial answers on an Internet forum. HN being what it is I supposed some clever and funny algorithm would do the job (I was clearly wrong). >> even if someone did have the money... I do not get this part, hiring three doctors is not a big business for companies. Even if you limit it to individuals, you can look at other parts of the world, for example in India doctors start at $20,000 per year. Hungarian doctors earn roughly one tenth of what a western European doctor earns [0], etc... [0] http://budapestbeacon.com/public-policy/hungarian-health-care-workers-earn-110th-that-of-their-western-counterparts/20371 http://budapestbeacon.com/public-policy/hungarian-health-car...