Google Co-Founders on Healthcare: “Thanks, But No Thanks”

Re:Google Co-Founders on Healthcare: “Thanks, But No Thanks” by XorNot on Thursday July 10, 2014 @05:54AM (#8014395)

Also because the history of unethical research is long and storied enough already. It's pretty well appreciated where that path leads.

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Re:Google Co-Founders on Healthcare: “Thanks, But No Thanks” by thejdude on Thursday July 10, 2014 @01:05PM (#8015780)

You could say research is well researched.

Unfortunately, the same doesn't apply to unethical treatment. More and more patients get certain treatments or recommendations by doctors or hospitals not because they need them but because they're profitable for the doctors or hospitals.

This is the insurance/financial product salesman's spirit at work, and it needs to be stopped. Right now.

I think part of the problem is the "insurance" mentality - if you don't pay for the treatment yourself, but the insurance just pays for everything, you aren't interested in an economical solution (and maybe the minimally-invasive treatment), but you take what's recommended. If you have to pay for treatment yourself, you begin asking questions. (Disclaimer: I live in Germany, a country with "free" health insurance, which I pay for with an effective 15% tax on my income.)

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