I agree with this. (Not necessarily the rest of the thread.) Task-shifting can make the basics of medicine cheaper and more accessible.https://twitter.com/wolftivy/status/1128350889335332864 …
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The biggest win of all would be a geroprotector, a pill you could take to prevent heart disease, cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer's, etc. You don't need expensive medical care for the diseases you don't get. And it's easier to develop a pill than to promote "healthy lifestyles."
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Which fraction of health costs in the US is administrative overhead? And does the admin regulate for minimizing liability or maximizing efficiency? It appears to me as if the system is (perhaps deliberately?) set up in ways that prevent efficiency gains.
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https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199308053290606 … 25% in hospitals, probably more in the system as a whole.
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