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originally posted by: Krazysh0t
originally posted by: Flatfish
originally posted by: xuenchen
originally posted by: veracity
a reply to: xuenchen
Single payer would be better, the ACA is paving the way to that.
Being taken advantage of by insurance companies will hopefully be an awful memory of the past.
So what will "single payer" do to avoid service shortages when the price controls go against market conditions ?
They'll probably do the same thing they do in every other industrialized nation that has universal healthcare.
Where by the way, they beat the U.S. in almost every single measurable healthcare related statistic, from infant mortality to average lifespan.
I wouldn't be so hopeful. After watching the roll out of Obamacare, it is likely that many GOP led legislatures will purposely break it then point to how Single Payer is failing in their district/state as a reason to get rid of it. After all, that is what they did with the Medicaid expansion. They refuse to accept it then whine that health care prices have skyrocketed in their state.
originally posted by: xuenchen
But under ACA, insurance companies must pay out 80% or 85% of money taken in.
The rest is used for company expenses and profits.
Apparently that part of ACA has failed ?
There's a big conflict with market prices and price controls.
How is the government supposed to fix that without cutting worker and professional wages ?
originally posted by: xuenchen
a reply to: Flatfish
It would be interesting to see the actual dollar numbers.
Difficult because the government and private business might have "administrative" costs in different columns.
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
originally posted by: rickymouse
originally posted by: veracity
a reply to: rickymouse
Doctors do run test to see if what you have is a bacteria or virus. Antibiotics can not do anything for viral infections so after the tests, basically all you can do is go home and do Nettie pots.
I do find it comforting to know if it is viral or bacterial. I understand there is nothing to help a virus.
Is that what you are talking about? A doctor would not just send you home if it's bacterial.
Over the years, I have been to the doctors and not once did they do a test to check if something is viral or bacterial. Even now, they have the tests yet most people don't get tested the first time they are in. I know a lot of people around here that go to the doctors. We discuss stuff like this.
You've never had a doctor perform a culture swab on you? I go to urgent care centers and they do culture swab tests. If your doctors aren't doing that, then you guys have a serious problem with your healthcare.
originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: Krazysh0t
Most docs are pretty reasonable about the rapid screen swab especially if you make it clear that you just want to rule strep out or in because you may have been exposed.
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
a reply to: rickymouse
That's unfortunate. I didn't have a choice when my scope point in my knee became infected after coming back from Iraq and they just jammed that swab into my knee... Though my knee was also leaking fluid, so that had something to do with it.
In any case, here in bmore, I just have to suggest I've got an infection and they'll swab me. Happened to me with a sore throat once. One time it truly was strep throat and the next time it was nothing. All I had to do was suggest it and they ordered the test.
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
a reply to: rickymouse
That's unfortunate. I didn't have a choice when my scope point in my knee became infected after coming back from Iraq and they just jammed that swab into my knee... Though my knee was also leaking fluid, so that had something to do with it.
In any case, here in bmore, I just have to suggest I've got an infection and they'll swab me. Happened to me with a sore throat once. One time it truly was strep throat and the next time it was nothing. All I had to do was suggest it and they ordered the test.
originally posted by: rickymouse
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
a reply to: rickymouse
That's unfortunate. I didn't have a choice when my scope point in my knee became infected after coming back from Iraq and they just jammed that swab into my knee... Though my knee was also leaking fluid, so that had something to do with it.
In any case, here in bmore, I just have to suggest I've got an infection and they'll swab me. Happened to me with a sore throat once. One time it truly was strep throat and the next time it was nothing. All I had to do was suggest it and they ordered the test.
The swabbing for strep throat is done a lot, but only if there is signs of strep throat present when they look.