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60 Minutes: The Cost of Dying

submitted by longde

1 decade 4 years 10 months 2 weeks ago

Many Americans spend their last days in an intensive care unit, subjected to uncomfortable machines or surgeries to prolong their lives at enormous cost. Steve Kroft reports.

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Obscene

It's common for doctors to order all the test they can.... if the patient has insurance, and abandon healthy people who don't.

I have been a silent follower of the sift for a long time. After seeing the absurd comment by alizarin above, I had to join.

"Common for doctors to order all the tests they can. . . if the patient has insurance"? Where are you getting your facts to back up this absurd statement? Intensive care physicians are pretty much all *hospital employees* and see NONE of the "revenue" that may be generated by ordering additional tests. They are not usually private practice docs. What then would be their motivation to order more tests? Exactly! There is none.

"...Abandon people who dont." Again, where is the evidence for this claim? The fact is, if you walk into the ER or find yourself in the ICU, physicians are required to treat you. Hospital physicians in the ER and ICU don't typically know what kind of insurance the patient has, nor do they care. They are salaried hospital employees! Why would it matter to them? Exactly! It doesnt.

$50k for an extra 6 weeks of life? That could be worth it if she got some epic loot in WoW. Maybe.

videosiftbannedme

I'm going to walk off into the forest when I'm ready to go. That's for sure.

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