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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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