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by csydas 3407 days ago
Alternatively, increased free clinics for basic healthcare (flu, checkups, non-emergency procedures) could eliminate a large percentage of wasted effort and time. Free regular checkups just a few times a year would catch so many issues before they became big expensive issues and it would eliminate the use of the ER as a general physician visit.

We're already paying out crazy amounts for doctors time and for expensive visits, might as well make the basic health checks free. No need to bring insurance in on matters like just having a doctor write "you have the flu. Rest 4 days and take this" when the entire operation is 15 minutes for a quick culture.