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gaysagainsthumanity t1_jacp47a wrote

Reply to comment by notablyunfamous in Connecticut lawmakers considering legislation to give terminally ill patients medical aid in dying by 76before84

Except we don’t have free healthcare and keeping people sick makes money. Killing them doesn’t save money?

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notablyunfamous t1_jacv3j0 wrote

Except there’s no such thing as free healthcare. Drugs and supplies cost money. Doctors get paid, bills are paid. “Free” isn’t real. It’s paid for in taxes. The providers are still getting paid with the same “incentives” claimed for the US system. It’s just that they don’t see a bill in the mail, they pay it every pay period whether they’re sick or not.

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5Dprairiedog t1_jaes2aq wrote

The U.S. pharmaceutical industry earned $550 billion in profit in 2021. Insurance companies make billions in proits every year too. Health insurance companies make record profits as costs soar in US

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notablyunfamous t1_jaesugr wrote

And?

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5Dprairiedog t1_jaevits wrote

And....dead people don't make drug companies or insurance companies profit. Scroll up for context lol

And when people say "free" they mean there is no direct expense. Like no shit taxes go to fund things. Everything costs money because we have designed it that way. Making record profits for shareholders while a majority of bankruptcies in the US are due to medical bills is immoral. Focus on that instead.

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notablyunfamous t1_jaexoqc wrote

I know what people mean, but they don’t often consider it.. especially young people. And yes, it’s plenty profitable because there’s 7 almost 8 billion people. Everyone dies. There’s always money to be made and saved. You’re thinking too shallow and short term.

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notablyunfamous t1_jacp8ei wrote

Insurance companies will incentivize hospitals to do this.

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EarthExile t1_jae994s wrote

Why? It's more expensive, meaning more profitable, to keep people "alive" as long as possible

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buried_lede t1_jae2vvv wrote

Down voted because … everyone knows insurance companies in the US are sooo altruistic. /s. Oh, my Medicare advantage plan doesn’t push this, they just stop paying! They just yank any more hospice care. We would never oppose anyone choosing not to die!

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