The U.S. is rather unusual in the amount we will spend at the end of life on people. Europe and Canada ration care as a means to keep spending down too.
Similar situation with premature births. In a lot of other countries they will let the kids die instead of spending $250K to keep them alive.
Bottom line is one of the best ways to keep total spending down is to provide less end of life care.
About a third of lifetime total healthcare spending is the last few years of life. Obama death panel
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- I see Illinois will soon be getting into the assisted suicide business. - ELP - 8:05am 11/7/25
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- About a third of lifetime total healthcare spending is the last few years of life. Obama death panel - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 11:06am 11/7/25
- No fair. That’s the NRA’s turf. [NT]
- Chris94 - 8:12am 11/7/25
- Since when is the NRA handing out illegal guns to gangs in Chicago? [NT] - Hensou - 9:50am 11/7/25