Upscale wrote:
"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
Producing a healthier young population that requires fewer high cost
procedures later in life is the easiest way to reduce what are now a
totally runaway costs to a more manageable level while at the same
time improving over all health of the nation.

Essentially, that's the same as saying the entire county population has to
undergo a complete lifestyle change. What are the chances of that happening?
Sounds good in theory and in practice, but it ain't going to happen in a
dozen lifetimes.

Nor ime is it likely to make any real difference in EOL outcomes as
technology continues to improve to extend life and the expectation is
that everyone is entitled to receive every possible treatment to extend
life as long as possible irregardless of eventual outcome (in the near
term sense, obviously). With that increasing technology and the use of
it are inherent higher costs.

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