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AI finds signs of pancreatic cancer before tumors develop (www.nbcnews.com)
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[–] 10 points 5 months ago (5 children)

If course you do - if the cost of treating the patient down the line is going to cost you more. Public health systems have a vested interest in healthier citizens.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Problem is they are probably from the US which doesn't really have a public healthcare system.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    Even in the US with private health insurance, those providers will pay for screenings that can save costs by catching something early. Sometimes that might be legally mandated, other times it’s based on cost/benefit. It all varies from plan to plan, but the more common a disease is the more likely they’ll pay for at least a low-cost initial screening.

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  • [–] 0 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    The thing is providers of care like to make a profit though, and profit = money = influence on healthcare policies. Healthcare policies are not made solely with cost efficiency in mind, but rather to redistribute wealth from insurance payers to those who provide services. If that means a couple ten thousand of us peasants die a preventable death, then that's a sacrifice they are willing to make.

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