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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
So we generally agree that pumping hundreds of millions into the system isn't necessarily the fix...but for some reason we get tunnel vision discussing ideas that could save tens of millions...to what end?
It's a much much bigger discussion, but the real meat of the issue is our expectations/medical ethics/liability. Especially related to end of life, but also 'frequent flyers' with dubious medical concerns using tons of resources. Any changes would take decades and be quickly politicized (see death panels), but even some baby steps in these areas could go a long way.
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The last time I looked at the emergency room “frequent flyers” it was a homelessness / addiction problem rather than a healthcare system one. So in some of the situations we need to pour money at other areas and not at the healthcare system but the solutions in general will involve increasing spending somewhere.