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In light of repeated discussion of unsustainable rise in health care costs that is threatening to undermine all other aspects of the way modern society functions,
I attached the article from this morning NYT. The author argues that a technical solution to health care crisis is not feasible, but instead a solution lies in the way we deal with our own mortality. Understanding and accepting death as an integral aspect
of human life- and hence not clinging to (expensive) medical interventions that are devised to “marginally extend the lives of the very sick” may provide the avenue to the current financial crisis that appears to be largely driven by health care costs.
Provocative and intriguing thoughts to which no one can remain indifferent….and I am looking forward to reading further insightful comments from the members
of this group…
Best
Ben
Benjamin Djulbegovic, MD, PhD
Distinguished Professor
University of South Florida & H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
Department of Medicine
Chief, Division of Evidence-based Medicine and Health Outcomes Research
Co-Director of USF Clinical Translation Science Institute
Director of USF Center for Evidence-based Medicine and Health Outcomes Research
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