Scott, you are not factoring in the detrimental impact to the patient's insurance premiums. At the end of the year the payout number is all that matters to underwriters in making this determination. The insurer is NOT indifferent to raising premiums due to larger payouts. The patient should be given a choice of accepting one form of sedation or another is what I have argued, and not have propofol rammed down their throats. I just want the right to make a choice and Poucho should as well. We and his doctors should not be making the choice of propofol for him.
I think more people choosing propofol only increases healthcare insurance costs for everyone. You wonder why health insurance costs so much? This discussion illuminates one reason why.