Re:Why an MRI costs $1,080 in America and $280 in France
by phren0logy on Sunday March 04, 2012 @06:46AM
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Although I disagree with your flippant tone, it's a fact that over 30% of medical costs come from care delivered in the last 6 months of life. Obviously you'd expect some top-heaviness here, but it makes one wonder about the cost of futile care (both in $$ and human suffering).
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Re:Why an MRI costs $1,080 in America and $280 in France
by shingen on Sunday March 04, 2012 @06:57AM
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It wasn't meant to be flippant (or insensitive), just matter of fact.
My grandmother extended her life by about eight months by having breast cancer surgery at 87 or so. Was that ok? Personally I loved my grandmother. However, it was paid for by taxpayers. Her quality of life was terrible in those last eight months, but she did want to keep fighting to live. It's an extremely sensitive issue to debate on either side. The obvious bottom line is that we can't keep having our cake and eating it too.