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Re:Long-term health risks after having adenoids or tonsils r... by refurb on Thursday June 14, 2018 @12:56PM (#17313119)
What was exactly incorrect? I would agree that "you can see any specialist you want" is an exaggeration, but as someone with good insurance, I have about 100+ different ENTs in the bay area I could bring my daughter to, Stanford and UCSF included.
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Re:Long-term health risks after having adenoids or tonsils r... by gamblor956 on Thursday June 14, 2018 @05:24PM (#17315510)
Most of America is not like the Bay Area with its overabundance of specialists.

There are many places in the US where the closest doctor is a few hundred miles away, and many more where the only doctors within a few hours are primary care physicians.

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Re:Long-term health risks after having adenoids or tonsils r... by mmt on Thursday June 14, 2018 @09:49PM (#17316916)
> many places in the US where the closest doctor is a few hundred miles away

Although this statement may be true, it may also be irrelevant if there are no people in those places. That said, I'm not just being pedantic: my point is that lack of availability is far more likely to be a result of low population density than of being in the US.

Moreover, your comment fails to respond to the original point, which is that of affordability/availability to families with middle income. Poverty combined with low population density would likely result in even less availability, but, then, poverty is incompatible with "middle income".

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