Re:Unnecessary medical care is harming patients physically a...
by michaelmrose on Friday March 02, 2018 @11:58AM
(#16503307)
Its because poor people overusing free medical care is the problem with the health care system like people buying doritos with food stamps is the problem with SNAP.
Such experiments have been made with Medicaid demo projects in the US. They've failed every time. People can't distinguish needed care from unneeded care; they end up foregoing needed care, deteriorate, and end up costing the system much more in the form of hospitalizations, disability, etc.