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Robin Hanson's avatar

Carl, pain isn't that hard to measure; it is done all the time. The patient would not be paid to be in pain, so it is not obvious why they would want to lie about their pain.

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Carl Lumma's avatar

"Pain" (or quality of life) may be hard to measure... It seems the plan is defenseless against hypochondria. And not only full-blown hypochondria, but any variant thereof.

I agree that rewarding the healthcare system when people are sick is dangerous, but penalizing people for being healthy (pay for health) is too.

-Carl

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