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manineedalife t1_jasitak wrote

Oh this isnt going to be used to determine if its "worth" the insurance companies time/money to keep you alive... nope not at all.

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OldMansPissBag t1_jaycl7t wrote

Why would they do that? Even now, most private health insurance policies cover palliative and/or hospice care. I'm not sure how the ability to predict mortality with better precision would change that.

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Parafault t1_jawipn1 wrote

I worry that with 80% accuracy, it may be condemning the remaining 20% to an unnecessary death.

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