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The Average American Would Pay $242,000 for One Extra Year of Life
- bckygldstn 5y agoThat figure would predict a much larger investment in anti-ageing that is actually seen. On the other hand, it's roughly aligned with cancer drugs. Perhaps anti-ageing it just really tough.
- IndySun 5y ago"Willingness to pay" is probably not as close to the ability to pay as the paper would like. Some extraordinary figures in savings, but nowhere near the lower figure of the oft quoted numbers for the USA to adopt (the tainted phrase) socialized healthcare. The article itself and the nature post is fascinating.