2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The question is now: Which is WORSE for America - Hillary or Trump? [View all]Hassin Bin Sober
(26,318 posts)How did you turn visiting a doctor "when I needed to" to "whenever you wanted" ?
People need to go to the doctor more, not less. It beats the hell out of the emergency room bills we all pay for. Somehow, we have enough doctors to treat people in the most expensive and inefficient way possible in the ER. Who the hell goes to the doctor anyway when not needed?
My brother is dead. And I'm certain it's because of health insurance he couldn't afford to use.
Two people I know are permanently disabled from simple infections that went untreated. One is on the lung transplant list from a tooth abscess.
Another is on permanent disability you and I pay for on top of probably a half million dollars in surgeries you and I paid for - for a broken toe that turned in to a bone infection that turned in to a spine abscess. Now my friend has to piss in a bag and walk with a walker. For life.