21 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 4 Sep \ parent \ on: Why the Political Establishment Won’t Touch the Chronic Disease Issue alter_native
It's such a perfect example of the incentive problems around politics.
Treating symptoms is always the choice when there's a lobby that profits from the disease.
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That assumes a pharmaceutical cure. The vast majority of medical care goes towards preventable diseases. Essentially, these diseases are already cured, but people don't take the steps to prevent them.
I also feel like doctors often only give lip service to the importance of lifestyle changes, compared to how seriously they advocate for treatments that just happen to make them more money. That point's complicated, though, because doctors risk alienating patients if they're too pushy.
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