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Its a tough moral problem. Does the government and private insurance stop paying for heart transplants and life-prolonging procedures after the age of 75? I w
by unreal37 14y ago
Its a tough moral problem.
Does the government and private insurance stop paying for heart transplants and life-prolonging procedures after the age of 75?
I wonder what percentage of medicare/insurance payments goes towards prolonging life into the 80s and 90s?
I can't imagine being a doctor and having to make that decision, or break the news to a family that they're not allowed to save a life due to old age of the patient...
- gehar 14y agoAge cutoffs were not mentioned in parent post. It doesn't matter who pays, the question still exists. Where to spend finite resources?