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Re:Silent crisis of soaring excess deaths in Britain is only... by inglor_cz on Sunday August 21, 2022 @10:22AM (#32540470)
"worse" in what sense?

Outcomes of serious diseases are probably better in 1955, because science hasn't stood still.

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Re:Silent crisis of soaring excess deaths in Britain is only... by onlyrealcuzzo on Sunday August 21, 2022 @02:29PM (#32543004)
I dunno, people are WAY fatter now. I wouldn't be surprised if it evens out.
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Re:Silent crisis of soaring excess deaths in Britain is only... by wizofaus on Sunday August 21, 2022 @04:29PM (#32544081)
So why should the Baumol effect apply so heavily to healthcare? It's true 1 on 1 patient care has limited options to increase productivity, but is that sufficient to explain it?
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