Re:List price for stitches at Stanford Health Care: $93K
by giantg2 on Sunday July 11, 2021 @11:40AM
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I've experienced both.
That example I gave about wanting antibiotics for a cold was something I've seen in real life, multiple times. There are hypochondriacs and other people who do go too often. They even have a code/name for people like that to let other doctors know by reading the file. I personally know of a guy who would call 911 just to get a ride in an ambulance. Eventually they stopped responding to him.
I do know people who probably should have gone to the doctors sooner too. I don't know that many of them, but it's possible they are more common in other areas.
"I've known only one case of person going to ER for simple cold symptoms"
I said urgent care. Urgent care is not the same as the ER. I know of people who go to the ER just for the free ride (Medicaid transportation provisions).
That example I gave about wanting antibiotics for a cold was something I've seen in real life, multiple times. There are hypochondriacs and other people who do go too often. They even have a code/name for people like that to let other doctors know by reading the file. I personally know of a guy who would call 911 just to get a ride in an ambulance. Eventually they stopped responding to him.
I do know people who probably should have gone to the doctors sooner too. I don't know that many of them, but it's possible they are more common in other areas.
"I've known only one case of person going to ER for simple cold symptoms"
I said urgent care. Urgent care is not the same as the ER. I know of people who go to the ER just for the free ride (Medicaid transportation provisions).