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AngryAmish

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13. So we can call these heavy users the health care 1%?

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Thu Aug 2, 2012, 10:02 AM

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A comparatively small number of sick people account for most health care spending [View all] eridani Aug 2012 OP

Old news. Care in end-of-life situations is expensive. Think what it cost to keep Terry Schaivo .. Scuba Aug 2012 #1

When you slice up the age demographics, the same percentages hold eridani Aug 2012 #2

It's not necessarily the same people though. We take turns pnwmom Aug 2012 #14

This shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone Major Nikon Aug 2012 #3

Simplistic...most elderly and those who have serious illness can still function joeybee12 Aug 2012 #4

I did not mean to imply that "the costs are only used to keep them alive"... Scuba Aug 2012 #5

just shine up the crystal ball, and cull the losers? mopinko Aug 2012 #10

I'm not into death panels. I would promote hospice care among other things... Scuba Aug 2012 #11

DNR does not mean Do Not Treat eilen Aug 2012 #16

People with terminal illnesses who choose hospice care over eridani Aug 2012 #17

The capitalist solution: let the elderly die Zalatix Aug 2012 #7

Actually, it didn't really cost that much compared to ICU costs. eilen Aug 2012 #15

At some point in our lives, we will all pass through that 5 percent needing intensive care. geckosfeet Aug 2012 #6

Not really doohnibor Aug 2012 #9

BS. Carlin had serious health problems - heart attack in 1978 related to his drug abuse. geckosfeet Aug 2012 #20

You "cherry picked" the example, with your sig line. doohnibor Aug 2012 #21

So - is it everyone who doesn't see it coming? geckosfeet Aug 2012 #22

Only one of my grandparents (and neither of my parents) eridani Aug 2012 #18

Take 1% times 80-90-100 years of life. Festivito Aug 2012 #8

The fact is, we have Universal Healthcare for those who use the most. The rest of us must pay up Romulox Aug 2012 #12

That is otherwise known as risk spreading eridani Aug 2012 #19

So we can call these heavy users the health care 1%? AngryAmish Aug 2012 #13

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