Re:US Workers Are Highly Taxed If You Count Premiums
by titanomachy on Monday April 08, 2019 @06:36PM
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Yeah, it's relatively low-probability but still essential. Getting a broken bone fixed seems like more of a basic human right than a "premium service".
Re:US Workers Are Highly Taxed If You Count Premiums
by refurb on Monday April 08, 2019 @08:07PM
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That’s what urgent care is for. You shouldn’t be going to the ER for a typical fever or a cut requiring stitches.
Re:US Workers Are Highly Taxed If You Count Premiums
by pmiller2 on Monday April 08, 2019 @11:39PM
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What do you do when they’re closed? Guess how many urgent cares within 15 miles of where I live are open at 3:30 AM? I live in a major metro area, and the answer is ZERO.
Re:US Workers Are Highly Taxed If You Count Premiums
by refurb on Monday April 08, 2019 @11:50PM
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We have some 24 hr ones here, but yes, if it’s not an emergency, but you need immediate attention, the ER might be your only option.
Re:US Workers Are Highly Taxed If You Count Premiums
by noelsusman on Monday April 08, 2019 @10:15PM
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You don't need an ER for any of those things. We already solved this problem with Urgent Care.
Re:US Workers Are Highly Taxed If You Count Premiums
by fucking_tragedy on Monday April 08, 2019 @11:01PM
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Where I am, urgent care closes at 8PM and only takes two of the several insurance providers that are common.
ER is open 24/7 and doesn't turn people away even if they don't accept their insurance plan.
I'm 40, and my Mom was telling me about how my brother cut his head as a child, and the local small town doctor came in after hours to stitch it up. Different era.