Re:How a Medical Catastrophe Can Bankrupt a Life
by Consultant32452 on Friday February 02, 2018 @09:31PM
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The answer is you choose a car based on personal experience, referrals from friends, and trusted third party reviews. That's exactly how you choose a healthcare provider today.
There is no magic here just because healthcare is more important than car choice. You're no more or less safe because you're paying out of pocket. It's not as if paying out of pocket means you're going to be getting healthcare from Joe the crackhead in the back alley. It will still be doctors, NPs, etc. all licensed in your state.
Re:How a Medical Catastrophe Can Bankrupt a Life
by emodendroket on Friday February 02, 2018 @09:37PM
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Fundamentally the analogy doesn't work because cars can be replaced. I can't trade in my body because the doctor can't figure out what's wrong with it and it's getting too expensive to keep getting care.
Re:How a Medical Catastrophe Can Bankrupt a Life
by romwell on Monday February 05, 2018 @06:51AM
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>The answer is you choose a car based on personal experience, referrals from friends, and trusted third party reviews.
You can speak for yourself. I bought my Honda Fit because I saw a video ad on Youtube.
Worked for me, I love the thing. And if I didn't? No biggie, would have sold it off on Craigslist and bought something else.
Would I select a doctor based on an ad? No, no, and no. Which is my point, actually.
I can't believe we're going with car analogies here. HN is now the Slashdot of yore.
I do hope you realize that people use fundamentally different methods of choosing things in life depending on the importance and consequences of that choice, and hence asking about how one chooses cars doesn't apply to choosing a healthcare provider.
Unless you are, in fact, a robot, in which case I welcome our new, ah nevermind.