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Re:Nhtsa: Car crashes cost Americans $340B, or $1,035 per pe... by refurb on Saturday June 24, 2023 @11:19PM (#36464877)
By that same logic we could avoid surgery deaths by not doing surgery.

But then you're ignoring the benefit.

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Re:Nhtsa: Car crashes cost Americans $340B, or $1,035 per pe... by sagarm on Sunday June 25, 2023 @12:54AM (#36465236)
The correct analogy: avoid surgery with preventative healthcare and lifestyle changes.
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Re:Nhtsa: Car crashes cost Americans $340B, or $1,035 per pe... by HarryHirsch on Sunday June 25, 2023 @11:09AM (#36468992)
How do you call this paradox where mortality increases at a hospital because simple cases are diverted to outpatient clinic and only the severe cases are seen at the inpatient facility?
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Re:Nhtsa: Car crashes cost Americans $340B, or $1,035 per pe... by refurb on Monday June 26, 2023 @01:05PM (#36482555)
Adverse selection.
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