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The problem is that the solution is subtractive not additive. Its, at the very least, a lot harder to make a business where people stop doing stuff. What do we
by from-nibly 2y ago
The problem is that the solution is subtractive not additive. Its, at the very least, a lot harder to make a business where people stop doing stuff.
What do we need to stop doing? All of the billing shenanigans with insurance. We need to stop insuring regular healthcare, and go back to insuring catestrophic healthcare.
What we do now with healthcare is like buying car insurance that pays for oil changes.
- dzhiurgis 2y ago> We need to stop insuring regular healthcare, and go back to insuring catestrophic healthcare. Good point. In NZ we are covered for accidents, infections, heart attacks, etc. But get lung cancer from smoking and you are paying yourself. It's not perfect, but sets priorities to live healthy.
- nradov 2y agoIf a patient is diagnosed with lung cancer there is no reliable way to determine whether the root cause was smoking, radon exposure, or some random mutation. https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/13/health/lung-cancer-young-and-middle-age-women/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/13/health/lung-cancer-young-and-...
- dzhiurgis 2y agoOh no doubt. But it’s more fair than otherwise.
- mkoubaa 2y agoI disagree. The development of petroleum made people stop whaling