Trippah wrote on 12/23/16 at 06:58:52:I also noted, ( briefly?) that one good thing that seems to have come from Obamacare is the advent of Urgent Care offices, which have replaced the very expensive emergency room visits for many health issues - including illness with temps, some heartburn/heart attack questions answered in these much less costly sites. I also had noted that one of the hidden costs of the pre Obamacare system was the subsidies needed to fund the emergency rooms -which usually came out of general tax revenues rather than directly out of pocket monthly premiums (but was and still is a major expense given that the ER was the only medical facility used by the poor - a gigantic expense now reduced by Urgent Care facilities.
None of these issues were ever raised during the I hate obamacare cause it smacks of socialism etc.
I am on your tail, old man, but I'll never catch you
With 64 years realized next month, I remember going to "clinics" to get medical attention.
I remember it like an "urgent care" office.
You could get a bone set, or stitches, etc.
We also had our regular doctor too, but that was of non urgent matters.
I have asked why can't we have these types of facilities where they attend and teach at the same time?
A med student can learn at NO COST if they have the aptitude and obedience, get their degree, then commit to so many years working in public medicine before going private.
It would spread out the possibilities to more students, as these clinics can be in small and rural areas, and it would provide coverage to folks in these areas too....
A win, win, at a much reduced cost of BIG hospitals, BIG cities, folk having to travel there, etc....
Folks could have a choice, public care, or private care, let everyone decide their own medical issues, not a one size fits all, except the aristocrats