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Maybe the worse outcome related to other factors, e.g. diet or obesity rates. The figure I see thrown around is America has a 40% rate of obesity. Australia l
by ap99 2y ago
Maybe the worse outcome related to other factors, e.g. diet or obesity rates.
The figure I see thrown around is America has a 40% rate of obesity.
Australia looks like it's 32%.
European countries look like 20-30%.
I think these rates alone could explain life expetancy regardless of health care system.
- apwell23 2y agoyep exactly. 'healthcare' should be called 'disease care' . Most ppl are too far gone to recover from their illness by the time they go to the doctor. All the medicines they prescribe are merely to manage symptoms. I have GERD and reflux. I was given PPI after many many tests. How does taking PPI extend my lifespan. Whatever has gone wrong with my body is still there. How is this not obvious to ppl making this absurd correlation between hospital care and lifespan. Medicine doesn't have shit of new breed of diseases and disorders ppl are dying from. Doctors don't have answers to any of modern illnesses so how does it matter if access to a useless person is govt funded or 'free market'.
- r2_pilot 2y ago> I have GERD and reflux. I was given PPI after many many tests. How does taking PPI extend my lifespan. Whatever has gone wrong with my body is still there. It can potentially extend your life by reducing your probability of developing esophageal cancers, improve your quality of life in the meantime, and there are other complications from untreated GERD I can't recall but would negatively impact your life.
- apwell23 2y agoThey are only approved for short term use because of myriad of side effects ( including things like life threatening colon inflammation, kidney disease ect)