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That quip is less deep and more complex than you think. Look back to when the leading cause of death was "any slight infection" closely followed by any number
by defrost 2y ago
That quip is less deep and more complex than you think.
Look back to when the leading cause of death was "any slight infection" closely followed by any number of other accidents and diseases.
Health, saftey, and treatment have now become so effective that death is relatively a great deal rarer in developed countries not at war to the point where people have an expectation of friends and relatives being kept alive and strong tendency to sue when that doesn't happen; leading to many "malpractice" cases being settled and covered by insurance.
Would you rather live in a world with or without modern medicine and doctors?
- thatcat 2y agoYou're lazily creating a false dichotomy to try to make the current US medical system seem better by comparing it to something objectively horrible. Compare it to an equally developed country that exists today and yes I would rather live in a modern country without AMA trained doctors, without perverse billing incentives, and without unnecessarily complex administration gatekeeping access to effective and timely medical treatment which frequently leads to reduced quality and length of life.
- defrost 2y ago> You're lazily creating a false dichotomy .. No. Try a less false path. > .. perverse billing incentives, and without unnecessarily complex dministration gatekeeping .. Now you're doing better, these are actual shortcomings of the US health system, considerably more so than death by malpractice.
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