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Back to the question rather than the la-la land answer.

10MM USD today payment => cancer cured.

Patient's lifetime earning => 2MM USD

Should the patient expect cancer to be cured by his or hers insurance payment?

P.S. I love the downvotes. Downvotes is like a child stomping his foot in a toy store "Mom, but I want that toy!"




Yes, because human life has value beyond their earning potential.


Let's presume that it the case. What is the multiplier that you would like to assign as a max?




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