A controversy! Much of medical care is a controversy. When Americans read these kinds of study results, they often disagree, often want to stay with conventional wisdom. Who is right, who is wrong?
In any case continually rethinking everything is necessary in the quest for quality and cost effectiveness.
PHILADELPHIA—Stents and coronary artery bypass surgery are no more effective than intensive drug treatment and better health habits in preventing millions of Americans from heart attacks and death, a large study found, shedding new light on a major controversy in cardiology.
Study Finds Limited Benefits of Stents, Surgery for Heart Disease
little off topic. Baby denied life-saving drug by Louisiana Medicaid – https://www.wbrz.com/news/baby-denied-life-saving-drug-by-louisiana-medicaid/
This is the future of US social medicine just like everywhere else. This treatment costs more than $2 million. Skipping the emotional issue of that every life needs to be saved no matter what the cost, I would like to point out that most people I know would never earn that much money. They would more than likely never be able to contribute that much value back into society. It does justify me losing my ability to care for my own family by paying more in taxes to save just one baby. Once again, avoiding the emotional issue, now multiply that one baby by thousands or elderly who need specialized care or transplants. I know it is cold, but if you have an open checkbook, prices will rise and you’ll be tax to death. There has to be some treatments that are denied. The question is who is going to make that determination? Nobody will like any decisions that will have to be made.
There is no long term proof of how effective this treatment will be either. Think how much $2m will do to help other sick people.
Of course when this happens to me, I’ll be the first one demanding coverage. Emotions rule.
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