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by krapht 457 days ago
I'd like to see proof that Medicare does not evaluate QALY and spends unlimited money in general.
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The percentage of the federal budget that is spent on dialysis and the life of the patient preceding when they're put on dialysis.

Even without that, when Cuomo in NY said he wouldn't trade grandma for a dollar, there was thunderous applause across the US. And many here argued that the economy isn't as important as any life lost. That's enough to cement it for me.