tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153371977147923076.post7389621038953257315..comments2024-02-19T03:16:52.196-05:00Comments on Business and policy through an Economist's Lens: The Value of PreventionKevin Frickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14397912695107883192noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153371977147923076.post-36485319068823576532009-10-28T23:30:21.252-04:002009-10-28T23:30:21.252-04:00Good points. Key question--should every life be g...Good points. Key question--should every life be giving the same value? Is age a reasonable criterion for differing value? No definite answers. I'm sure many different opinions.Kevin Frickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14397912695107883192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153371977147923076.post-10130949164154947142009-10-28T23:02:03.557-04:002009-10-28T23:02:03.557-04:00I agree that we must value our differences. As a n...I agree that we must value our differences. As a nurse, every human life has value but I am aware in economics, especially with health disparities every human life is not equally valued. for example, in your blog recently you spoke of prostate screening. I do not believe we put the same value in prevention in a 90 year old life as a 40 year old life. Moreover, prevention programs are values when we prevent heart attacks in the middle aged lawyer but not so valued when we prevent diabetic retinopathy (blindness) in the middle aged diabetic with social security disability. we like prevention ( teen pregnancy, illiteracy) when it improves social ills. I am not so sure we value each life the same and that becomes a problem when discussing the opportunity cost or cost effectiveness of prevention programs. renee DNPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com