Could it possibly be that the costs of fixing all health problems of old people simply skyrocket after some age? Thus, given limited resources, we only have the following options:
I am not saying that even if this is the case, that the decision where to draw the line was optimal. Just that a line has to exist somewhere.
(And it's not just old people, of course. There is always a surgery that could save someone's life, but won't be done for budget reasons. Etc.)
I'm astonished that hearing aids cost so much, given how thoroughly the personal-audio-hardware space has been colonized by cheap electronics. What's up with that?
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