They’re also not accountable, can’t perform a proper examination, and known for giving false diagnoses at least 50% of the time.
I get why: government-sponsored health care is still a very new thing in the USA. Most people can’t afford to see a doctor to check if something’s a big deal or not. Lot’s of people self-diagnosing online, even today. I’m not entirely sure statistically if this is better than doing nothing at all more often than not, but it will never be as safe or accurate as seeing a real trained professional in person!
I don’t know how “Obamacare” is set up exactly, but whatever you need to do; fill out forms, jump through bureaucratic hoops, wait in long lines… just do it. Sign up for it and use it. The only people who don’t need medical insurance or coverage are people who are already dead.
Basically, Obamacare is just like it was before, only now they penalize you for not having insurance and insurance costs more. Oh, and increasingly doctors are simply not taking insurance at all.
So, basically, all of the problems we had before, only worse.
Please…don’t…go there… 😛
omg
he was right as well
you can see virtual doctors.
sure theyre still not mainstream but they ARE there.
They’re also not accountable, can’t perform a proper examination, and known for giving false diagnoses at least 50% of the time.
I get why: government-sponsored health care is still a very new thing in the USA. Most people can’t afford to see a doctor to check if something’s a big deal or not. Lot’s of people self-diagnosing online, even today. I’m not entirely sure statistically if this is better than doing nothing at all more often than not, but it will never be as safe or accurate as seeing a real trained professional in person!
I don’t know how “Obamacare” is set up exactly, but whatever you need to do; fill out forms, jump through bureaucratic hoops, wait in long lines… just do it. Sign up for it and use it. The only people who don’t need medical insurance or coverage are people who are already dead.
Over a year later, but…
Basically, Obamacare is just like it was before, only now they penalize you for not having insurance and insurance costs more. Oh, and increasingly doctors are simply not taking insurance at all.
So, basically, all of the problems we had before, only worse.
Thank God I moved to Canada all those many years ago. Free medical care! Makes a real difference when you’re in your 70’s.