Is Limiting Medical Care to 1960s Standards a Viable Cost-Cutting Strategy?

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A proposed method to reduce medical costs involves restricting healthcare to treatments and procedures that were available in 1960. The argument suggests that life in 1960 was adequate, with no significant public health crises, implying that limiting care to that era's standards could lower expenses. However, this approach is criticized as unrealistic, questioning whether it genuinely reflects current health needs and advancements in medicine. The discussion concludes with a consensus that this proposal lacks feasibility and practicality.
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A simple way to cut medical cost would be to limit medical care to only items that were widely available in 1960. Do not fund any drug, surgery, procedure, etc.

Life in 1960 was OK. People did not die in the streets. Unless we are saying people are less healthy today than 1960 this should drive medical costs back to there 1960 level.
 
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