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It is when talking about healthcare costs. Not really. Only if by "dying younger" you mean being instantly killed in a car crash or by a falling piano. But s
by reaperducer 4y ago
It is when talking about healthcare costs.
Not really. Only if by "dying younger" you mean being instantly killed in a car crash or by a falling piano.
But someone dying at 80 of a heart attack is less costly than someone dying at 40 after being treated for a decade for several cancers caused by smoking.
- pessimizer 4y agoThis is a spurious comparison. Someone dying at 40 after being treated for a decade for several cancers caused by smoking is not going to end up dying at 80 after being treated for a decade for several cancers caused by living long enough.
- reaperducer 4y agoThis is a spurious comparison Not at all. I work in healthcare. We make these comparisons all the time.
- sumy23 4y agoBut why compare a cancer patient to a heart attack patient? What about smokers that die of heart disease, which they are more likely to get? What about non-smokers that die of cancer at 80 after a decade of chemo? Or the elderly that die at 95 after a 20 year battle with dementia?