Lastly, however the dilemma is addressed, the revisions will not be a panacea for all. Whether it’s a government program or one privately underwritten, some doling of care will occur. There are some medical conditions where it’s simply not feasible to spend to the last dollar, or near it. You or a loved one is going to die of something some time. Statistically, it’s often in a circumstance that doesn’t warrant the outlay of hundreds of thousands of dollars, by anyone, to secure a few more days, or weeks or months of life. Resources are scarce, meaning not infinite, meaning there exists very genuine limits. And treating you or a loved one to the last dollar will — not may — curtail therapies available to someone else with a more optimistic prognosis. Whether it’s a private, for-profit plan or one governmentally overseen, someone(s) will have to decide who gets what, when, and under what statistically efficacious aegis. Sorry. But that’s just how life is.
No matter — what we’re all thinking about is not going to be “insurance.” Okay?
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