The only problem is a checkup on my fantastic insurance costs 25$, 50$ if I go to the urgent care. There was a time in my life when that would mean I'm eating beans and rice for 2 weeks to make up for that. It's a damn shame but going in "just in case" isn't really an option for everybody, especially if you're on the types of insurance lower-income people have (or, none whatsoever).

That's the sad shit the US is in. I am sorry :(

On the other hand, here at the great socialist Nordics, if I go to the public health care and say I want a check-up, they'll laugh me out. I won't even meet a doctor.

And I guess they are right. They say our public health care system is excellent.

Doing a check up on an apparently healthy person would be wasting time and money looking for something to be wrong. That seems right to me..

What if you went in saying you had chest pain? And what do you do for annual checkups?

If I say I have chest pain, a nurse will assess me and decide if I need to see a doctor. Overall, real, acute emergencies are taken care of quite well.

I don't do annual checkups. They say such checkups are not needed. My employer paid for one at a private doctor when I turned 50. I've heard that if we were more like Canada, that would be illegal.

I've checked with my doctor and she told me to keep a pain diary. No real science was given me in three visits I had before giving up. It has progressed so I cannot sleep on my left side anymore.

Hooray NHS free "healthcare"...