Medicare Will Pay $50k for Your Heart Attack. It Should Pay $100 to Prevent It
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Medicare Will Pay $50k for Your Heart Attack. It Should Pay $100 to Prevent It was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Oct 30, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 21 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #4 of 30, reached on Oct 30, 18:22 UTC. It dropped off the list after Oct 30, 20:07 UTC.
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The argument made in the article seems inarguable, but I don't see how a coronary artery calcium score is going to prevent a heart attack. You gotta do statins, exercise, and eat right basically no matter what. FWIW I had a coronary artery calcium score ordered by my doctor at my last checkup. It was $120.
What I've never understood is the weird dichotomy of preventive and reactive governance in the minds of US citizens. We're willing to spend god knows what shooting rounds that cost entire mortgages to save miltary lives and project a presence of power to deter acts of terror/war, but then are also totally fine having…
Coronary CT calcium scans are getting more popular. But before getting one, I'd do these simpler tests first: - ApoB - about 20% of people with normal cholesterol results will have abnormal ApoB, and be at risk of heart disease. - Lp(a) - the strongest hereditary risk factor for heart disease. - hs-CRP - inflammation…
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Is Medicare Will Pay $50k for Your Heart Attack. It Should Pay $100 to Prevent It trending on Hacker News right now?
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What is the highest rank Medicare Will Pay $50k for Your Heart Attack. It Should Pay $100 to Prevent It reached?
#4 on Hacker News · Front page, on Oct 30, 18:22 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Medicare Will Pay $50k for Your Heart Attack. It Should Pay $100 to Prevent It been trending?
It was first seen on Oct 30, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (21 checks) since.
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9 points and 6 comments; submitted by brandonb on Oct 30, 2026.