> If you've had a cough for three weeks or more, tell your doctor. It's probably nothing serious, but you're not wasting anyone's time by getting it checked out. Call your GP today.
> By socializing healthcare, we destroy its efficiency and drive up prices. If everyone goes to the doctor because of a little cough because it's "free", that is precisely the irrational uncapitalistic decision making we do not need.
We know you're wrong by looking at rates of medication compliance. People who are prescribed medication often don't take it correctly. This is the case for minor and severe illnesses; it's the case for life-threatening illnesses; and it's the case if people get their meds for free or if they pay market price for their meds.
Re:The stuff we need is getting more expensive, other stuff ...
by dTal on Friday August 19, 2016 @08:56PM
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Worth noting that that website - probably the most down-to-earth, accessible public health resource on the internet - is the product of a socialized health care system.
If you've had a cough for more than 3 weeks it's probably nothing, but it might be cancer.
https://www.nhs.uk/be-clear-on-cancer/symptoms/lung-cancer
> If you've had a cough for three weeks or more, tell your doctor. It's probably nothing serious, but you're not wasting anyone's time by getting it checked out. Call your GP today.
> By socializing healthcare, we destroy its efficiency and drive up prices. If everyone goes to the doctor because of a little cough because it's "free", that is precisely the irrational uncapitalistic decision making we do not need.
We know you're wrong by looking at rates of medication compliance. People who are prescribed medication often don't take it correctly. This is the case for minor and severe illnesses; it's the case for life-threatening illnesses; and it's the case if people get their meds for free or if they pay market price for their meds.