@Rycaut @mike @ernie @jasonkoebler true. It's more a "left for dead" than a "held hostage" business model, in the worst cases.
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A jockey who is paralyzed from the waist down lost his ability to walk after a small battery for his $100,000 exoskeleton broke and the manufacturer refused to fix it because it was more than 5 years old -
A jockey who is paralyzed from the waist down lost his ability to walk after a small battery for his $100,000 exoskeleton broke and the manufacturer refused to fix it because it was more than 5 years old@Rycaut @ernie @jasonkoebler in the context of for-profit healthcare systems, it also holds the promise of untold fortunes -- holding people hostage (or private health insurance companies holding them hostage) until payments are made to restore their health. If you can't afford the latest greatest update, or your insurer chooses to not cover it, tough luck.