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> If I ran a country, I'd collect health data on all my towns (perhaps blood tests of 1% of the population each year). And maybe flag 0.1% of your population f
by bell-cot 2y ago
> If I ran a country, I'd collect health data on all my towns (perhaps blood tests of 1% of the population each year).
And maybe flag 0.1% of your population for lots of medical testing, for their whole lives. Partly to catch unsuspected stuff, partly to have really solid baseline statistics.
And if some of those those tests are widely know to be less-than-pleasant (bone marrow sampling, colonoscopy, etc.), and the busybodies & hypochondriacs find it easy to get on "the list" - that may increase citizen satisfaction with your heath care system. Both in those with more-is-better mindsets, and those too quick to imagine that the forbidden fruit is sweeter.
- thfuran 2y ago>and the busybodies & hypochondriacs find it easy to get on "the list" If it's not a random sampling, is not nearly as useful.
- bell-cot 2y agoTrue-ish. But: - You're free to keep track of how each person ended up on the list - Your supply of "random volunteers" for life-long medical testing may be limited - The costs/benefits of being a health busybody or hypochondriac, in the context of a wide variety of diseases and maladies, is itself worth study - At the "I run a country" level, ensuring long-term political support for good healthcare is as important as ensuring that your current healthcare system is good.