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Hoyt

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11. I think that depends on how much the "one shot cure" costs and whether people can afford it,

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 12:20 PM

Apr 2018

whether paying out-of-pocket, through an insurance company, or through single payer if we ever get there.

I guarantee a "one shot cure" for diabetes or cancer would be worth trillions. Not sure that will ever be accomplished, but the cure would be worth a ton, especially in terms of lives saved and savings in future health care expenditures.

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"Is curing patients a sustainable business model?" Goldman Sachs analysts ask [View all] sinkingfeeling Apr 2018 OP

Talk about cold and callous. marble falls Apr 2018 #1

I've suspected that was the game plan for years. Curing a disease cuts off the revenue. shraby Apr 2018 #2

If that kind of thinking were carried to the max... Girard442 Apr 2018 #3

Utilitarianism at its worst ismnotwasm Apr 2018 #4

It's definitely not oberliner Apr 2018 #5

No worries. They'll just charge $500,000 for one-shot cures. fleur-de-lisa Apr 2018 #6

When extremely wealthy people get cancer FakeNoose Apr 2018 #7

Germany can cure all cancers? PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2018 #15

ain't free market capitalism grand..... AJT Apr 2018 #8

Yup, capitalism at it's finest...err worst Farmer-Rick Apr 2018 #12

Perfectly logical in a capitalist system Cal Carpenter Apr 2018 #9

Prevention is the best answer...better than a one shot cure. I recommend the movie "What The c-rational Apr 2018 #10

I think that depends on how much the "one shot cure" costs and whether people can afford it, Hoyt Apr 2018 #11

Already a great example exboyfil Apr 2018 #13

The *analysis* isn't the problem. unblock Apr 2018 #14

This is why the free market should NOT be trusted with health care. nt Binkie The Clown Apr 2018 #16