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>it's about helping people, not about feeling good about our own actions. sure, ideally. In reality going by the metric of dollars spent -> outcomes it is far

• guylhem 14y ago
  You are correct. While proofreading I realized my irony might cause confusion, so I edited it away. My apologies, I upvoted you since you present a solution. There are many things in the health system I find highly illogical, and sometimes I use irony instead of simply presenting the case and possible solutions. There are in fact various metrics to which programs should be judged against; while they differ by country trying to save the as much years of life at the lowest possible cost is usually well accepted.
  • nazgulnarsil 14y ago
    It is changing due to the wider dissemination of information, but it is a slow process uprooting entrenched organizations that serve as jobs programs more than accomplishing their stated goals.