The death dilemma: Are hospitals overtreating patients nearing the end?

Re:The death dilemma: Are hospitals overtreating patients ne... by londons_explore on Saturday October 08, 2022 @11:02AM (#33132875)

End of life treatments are, I assume, very profitable, because either they'll be covered by insurance, or they'll be paid by the deceased's estate. They'll probably get paid the full asking price rather than having to give a discount too.

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Re:The death dilemma: Are hospitals overtreating patients ne... by refurb on Saturday October 08, 2022 @11:10AM (#33132948)

I wouldn't argue they aren't profitable, but there is a good chance Medicare is covering it, which is substantially lower reimbursement than private insurance.

If they have a limited volume of beds, I'm sure a focus on profit would drive a private patient getting care versus an elderly Medicare patient.

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Re:The death dilemma: Are hospitals overtreating patients ne... by oneoff786 on Saturday October 08, 2022 @12:11PM (#33133506)

If the estate can’t pay then the debt is just written off though.

That aside, ability to pay is not going to be the top consideration of the baseline profitability of a procedure.

I don’t know any specifics though.

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Re:The death dilemma: Are hospitals overtreating patients ne... by londons_explore on Saturday October 08, 2022 @12:48PM (#33133846)

But most people do die with an estate of some kind

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