Stop Pretending You’re Not Rich

Re:Stop Pretending You’re Not Rich by taneq on Monday June 12, 2017 @08:16AM (#14536637)

"The best available" goes far beyond the point of diminishing returns. If you're willing to settle for merely 'top tier', you'd spend a small fraction of the amount for essentially the same level of care. And that's even in a place with medical costs as insane as the U.S.

Anyway, there's no such thing as perfectly impervious to risk - even ultra-wealthy families sometimes topple. That doesn't change the fact that with careful management, a $300k/year income can rapidly feather a rather nice, rather secure nest. $30k/year cannot.

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Re:Stop Pretending You’re Not Rich by lotsofpulp on Monday June 12, 2017 @09:23AM (#14537157)

I'd like to think that there are diminishing returns, but in my experience, the biggest complaint about doctors (and from doctors) is the lack of time they get to spend on a patient. It would stand to reason that a doctor that can spend an hour talking to you, researching your condition and history, collaborate with colleagues across disciplines is going to have a much greater impact than one who sees you for 5 minutes.

And it costs quite a lot to get that level of care.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/03/business/economy/high-end...

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Re:Stop Pretending You’re Not Rich by kbutler on Monday June 12, 2017 @11:00AM (#14537847)

> in my experience, the biggest complaint about doctors (and from doctors) is the lack of time they get to spend on a patient.

If you talk to someone with significant health issues, it rapidly becomes, "The doctors don't have the answer".

Nobody wants to spend longer with the doctor - they want healthy, productive life outside the doctor's office.

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