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The RAND healthcare study showed that drastic drops in medical expenditures had virtually no impact on mortality. Potentially even negative impact.[1] The real
by dcolkitt 5y ago
The RAND healthcare study showed that drastic drops in medical expenditures had virtually no impact on mortality. Potentially even negative impact.[1]
The reality is if you're a health adult, an overburdened ER or OR poses a very small risk. Probably much less than what could be made up by eating one extra daily serving of vegetables.[2] You have far more to fear from lockdown induced supply chain disruptions that cause fresh produce shortages at the local grocer.
[1]https://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/09/10/robin-hanson/cut-medicine-half https://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/09/10/robin-hanson/cut-med...
[2]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4727264/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4727264/
- t-writescode 5y agoStatistics don't matter here. A person getting in a car accident is relatively low chances; but when there's a car accident, I want there to be supply for every single person that was in that car accident and not already dead to have a hospital bed.