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Originally Posted by xian  You know, a HS grad could do 75% of what I do. That other 25% that they couldn't would cost our client millions when they fucked it up. Your health is probably worth more than that  |
man, I have a LOT of respect for my doc. he's a dick, but I respect him.
he's like a shorter, more jewy version of Dr. House, but there are times I'm forced to go when I don't think I should have to.
I'm not getting all into my medical history on a rave board, but... if my allergies are bugging me, and I want some more allergra-d, I have to take off work (which cost me money), pay the copay (which cost me and my insurance company money) see the doc for him to write a prescription (which uses up his time as well when it could be used to deal with more severe issues and allow him to give more time to those issues).
all for something like allergy medicine.
now granted, there are over the counter things that are about as good, I just picked allergies as the example. there are many others that could be used.
universal healthcare isn't the first change that could be made. things like that should be tested first.
free up the docs time/energy, free up the insurance's money and use those resources for more serious issues.