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Re:Why 23andMe Terrifies Health Insurance Companies by bayesianhorse on Wednesday November 27, 2013 @05:29AM (#6807422)
Preventative mastectomy in this specific case might actually save money. Breast cancer is not guaranteed, but the risk multiplied by the costs should work out profitably.

Also, in other countries than the U.S., insurers are supposed to maximise well being and life expectancy...

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Re:Why 23andMe Terrifies Health Insurance Companies by kissickas on Wednesday November 27, 2013 @08:51AM (#6807990)
Exactly - I fail to understand how, if the person is already at a higher risk for breast cancer, how an earlier screening could increase costs.

Isn't a mastectomy for a 35-year-old cheaper than paying for years of chemotherapy for a fragile 80-year-old person whose cancer has already spread too far for surgery and needs to be hospitalized for months on end?

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