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Re:Hospitals lift curtain on prices, reveals giant swings fo... by xtian on Saturday March 13, 2021 @12:08AM (#26444143)
What is the cost of an unhealthy population that defers or forgoes medical treatment? Where is that price exacted? In a 2019 Gallup poll, 25% of US adults said they or a family member had delayed treatment for a serious medical condition that year for financial reasons.
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Re:Hospitals lift curtain on prices, reveals giant swings fo... by chadcmulligan on Saturday March 13, 2021 @02:52AM (#26444845)
Australian here - was listening to a local doctor who has a radio program. He travelled to the US for something and remarked on the number of people he saw squinting - apparently this is treated here by the appropriate glasses when young (for free) but not so over there.
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