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To: Lane3 who wrote (96581)1/24/2005 3:15:19 PM
From: neolib  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793707
 
One Sebastian Mallaby is a little confused on some issues. The cost of airbags is largely an insurance cost. We don't know a priori who needs one. The $25K for an installed implantable cardioverter-defibrillator is for (hopefully!) someone deemed at very high risk of needing it.

We could install one in everyone, which would drastically lower the cost/benefit ratio, BUT it would save additional people that are missed currently (most likely much more than the 1 in 10K that $300 airbags do).

IMO, a very enlightening study could be conducted by looking at the cost of veterinary care vs. medical care.



To: Lane3 who wrote (96581)1/25/2005 9:32:26 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793707
 
I found this article interesting for its assessment of what is or isn't a bargain in medical care.

It has some interesting ideas and information along those lines. To bad it basically argues for socialized health care or at least heading further in that direction.

I suppose it doesn't as much argue for socialized health care as it says movement in that direction is inevitable.

Tim


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