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> to justify the unethical system that allows millions to die unnecessarily Which people are those millions? The system saves millions of lives that would hav
by ChrisLomont 4y ago
> to justify the unethical system that allows millions to die unnecessarily
Which people are those millions?
The system saves millions of lives that would have died in generations past. How do you factor that into your claim?
- spaetzleesser 4y agoThere are lot of people who don't go to a doctor when they should. Even taking an ambulance after an accident is a gamble a lot of people can't afford.
- ejb999 4y ago>>There are lot of people who don't go to a doctor when they should. and there are an awful lot of people, even if it is free or paid for by a great health insurance plan that ALSO don't go to the doctor when they should - thats just human nature and on the other hand, lots of people running up ten's of thousands of dollars in unnecessary tests because they are hypochondriacs and run to the doctor every time they have a sniffle and demand every treatment and test under the sun.
- planetsprite 4y agoI'm comparing the number of preventable deaths in the US vs countries with similar GDP/capita https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/3b4fdbf2-en/index.html?itemId=/content/component/3b4fdbf2-en https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/3b4fdbf2-en/index.html?i... The US has a mortality rate due to preventable causes comparable to Poland/Slovakia despite having nearly a 4x higher GDP per capita. Even poorer countries with better systems do far better w.r.t preventable mortality. This amounts to an extra 100,000 deaths per year approx vs countries like Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, etc.
- weberer 4y agoThose countries have lower obesity rates.