CS314 - Unhealthy Numbers

[Speaker to Animals]

[DBTrek]

Scott Dolan, Smitty, DBTrek, and others get a nice shoutout at the opening.

Listening now, I'll post my thoughts when finished.

DBTREK



"Just remember ALL CAPS when you spell the man name"

[TheReal_ND]

Who?

[Speaker to Animals]

I wish we had known he had those troubles.

[Hwen Hoshino]

Every other country Dan mentioned.
(This is my summation of the podcast, not my opinion).
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publica ... erspective
That's his source--straight out of K Street.
I wondered whether "health care" included cosmetic surgery, gender reassignment, drug and alcohol rehabilitation, acupuncture, psychological services, vitamins and band aids, but I could find nothing but "raw data," in the article.
It seems Dan didn't put much thought into this podcast.

Healthcare is not the end all be all of what a country is.

It's only the most important service, other than food production.

It does not define a country unless you do a Pol Pot against all doctors.

[SuburbanFarmer]

Healthcare is not the end all be all of what a country is.

It's only the most important service, other than food production.

It does not define a country unless you do a Pol Pot against all doctors.

Well, outside of the ideologies and politics, what does an individual citizen actually need from a large society?

Food Production
Medical Care
Security
Infrastructure (transportation, supply)

Everything else is just extras and consumer goods.

Of course, if you count water supply as infrastructure, then it's number 2.

[de officiis]

Maybe a return to primitive life is the answer!

[MilSpecs]

Well, outside of the ideologies and politics, what does an individual citizen actually need from a large society?

Food Production
Medical Care
Security
Infrastructure (transportation, supply)

Everything else is just extras and consumer goods.

Of course, if you count water supply as infrastructure, then it's number 2.

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: Air, water, food, clothing and shelter.

About the numbers, I don't think Dan mentioned the percentage of health spending on end-of-life care. It's estimated at 28%. That's staggering; between 1/4 and 1/3 of our health care spending is on the last six months of life.

[Fife]

Take heart and be of good cheer; that "end of life" spending jazz won't trouble your state's budget much longer.


"Quality of Life" is a public good in the modern world, you see. All will be provided in return for modest contributions from the 99%.

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[Fife]

"Just remember ALL CAPS when you spell the man name"

Daym, DB, compared to the way Dan mumbled out Smit's name, he did give you some ALLCAPS enunciation.

Best I've heard since the shout-out a few years ago on CS to ARRRRR-ANTHONY.

:drunk: :goteam: