Krijack,

That's an interesting perspective that again reminds me of the Oregon Plan that the named state couldn't push through in the early 1990s. That plan provides "decent" care to everyone, and prioritizes around 540 conditions and treatments. Lots of emphasis on preventive treatment because that saves money by avoiding many acute condition treatments. It prioritizes pre-natal, infant and child care because the benefit:cost ratio is high and gives lower priority and treatments to the aged with terminal diseases because the benefits are extremely low to non-existant, and the costs are extraordinarily high. What that means is that when the poor are old and ill, they will receive end of life treatments and painkillers, and they will die relatively soon. The rich, using their private assets, or somewhat affluent and desparate can liquidate their assets and procure extensive treatments and die later, but die just the same.

This allows the rich to eat their steaks safely and in relative harmony.

Sg