Re:Oxford University breakthrough on global COVID-19 vaccine
by coliveira on Monday November 23, 2020 @01:33PM
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If you have insurance and are not going for a routine exam once a year, you're doing a disservice to yourself because you miss the opportunity to catch issues that can be easily fixed when caught early but catastrophic if not. In fact many corporate policies require people to have regular exams exactly for this reason.
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Re:Oxford University breakthrough on global COVID-19 vaccine
by disabled on Monday November 23, 2020 @02:53PM
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A lot of countries do not do “yearly physicals” like the American healthcare system recommends. This is because in countries with universal healthcare, patients within the country go to their GP/Primary Care Doctor far many more times on average than the typical American. So, in many countries, this practice is non-existent, basically because people just go to the doctor whenever they feel it is necessary—and far more often than the typical American does.
The average American sees a doctor 3 times per year. In France it is 6-7 times per year. In Japan, it’s 13 times per year. This statistic is directly linked to the cost of care.