Michael Green(@profplum99):Who would have thought it possible? From Aug 2023 YIGAF: “I am not dismissing the estimates entirely, but I would note that the incredible breakthroughs we are seeing in obesity treatments, cancer treatments, remote medicine, automated medicine, etc. are as likely to radically alter these estimated costs as the discovery of antibiotics did to tuberculosis.”

2026.10.12 22:05

Who would have thought it possible? From Aug 2023 YIGAF: “I am not dismissing the estimates entirely, but I would note that the incredible breakthroughs we are seeing in obesity treatments, cancer treatments, remote medicine, automated medicine, etc. are as likely to radically alter these estimated costs as the discovery of antibiotics did to tuberculosis.”

Anna Wong@AnnaEconomist

2026.10.12 02:13

This is super macro important….in fiscal sustainability/ math for US. At a time when neither political parties have the will to practice fiscal austerity (except for tariffs), the creative way is to bring down longer term Medicare and Medicaid costs via less obesity.