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To make this anecdote into a data point the GP should post his whole financial history. E.g. how much they made and spent. What do they own and then we can also
by AstralStorm 7y ago
To make this anecdote into a data point the GP should post his whole financial history. E.g. how much they made and spent. What do they own and then we can also check what can they buy.
For example, can he buy a typical hip surgery, which over time is likely? CLL treatments? Medical transport should it be necessary?
Hire a nurse? Get a broken limb in a cast?
... Not lose a job because they cannot get to it for a month because of bum leg?
Cost of each of these can be actually checked ahead of time, for UK and for US. Including a split between in network vs out network in the US.
If people are dying, we can count deaths due to causes that would be preventable in UK and in the US, as well as cost in each case.
- close04 7y agoNo, he would have to say something just slightly more specific like: "rural means a suburb of City X". Or "I'm a programmer working remotely for a Fortune 500 company". Anything that can make the rest of the statement meaningful. I mean I understand not wanting to give out personal details but then don't bring it up if it's so generic. I can tell you rural Kazakhstan can pay 5 times more than the same job in US. But without giving you details it will seem like an exaggeration or flat out lie. It's not, just a cherry picked example. If a study comes up with figures that don't have particular names attached (data protection and all that) then unless you have some evidence to disprove it we can take it at face value. Fighting it with empty hands and generic unverifiable counterarguments feels like trying to save face.