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re: American dad perfectly captures what is wrong with healthcare in America
Posted on 12/6/18 at 7:06 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
Posted on 12/6/18 at 7:06 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
Well, in north BR they shut down ERs for a reason
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Posted on 12/6/18 at 7:10 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
The answer is one that I have advocated for in many meetings over the years with government agencies. Make these people have some kind, ANY kind of skin in the game. If it is free, it will be abused. Make ER visits 5$ and PCP visits 3$ and you will weed out those who want to spend Friday night in the ER because they have nothing else to do.
I was in a meeting regarding rural health care headed by a U.S. Senator and brought up this suggestion. It was immediately shot down by the managers of an urban medicaid clinic as "heartless" because it would prevent homeless from using their services (and generating revenue for their clinic).
I was in a meeting regarding rural health care headed by a U.S. Senator and brought up this suggestion. It was immediately shot down by the managers of an urban medicaid clinic as "heartless" because it would prevent homeless from using their services (and generating revenue for their clinic).
Posted on 12/6/18 at 7:12 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
See, this isn't an ER in this scene though. Stan is trying to prove to his daughter that he can live on a minimum wage salary for a month to get her and her stoner boyfriend to move out.
This is a free walk-in clinic, a place that minimum wage workers typically have to use for primary care, since they can't afford health insurance like the OT. At least watch the episode first, or take this shite back to the poli board.
This is a free walk-in clinic, a place that minimum wage workers typically have to use for primary care, since they can't afford health insurance like the OT. At least watch the episode first, or take this shite back to the poli board.
Posted on 12/6/18 at 7:57 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
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But seriously, is there anything we can do to get a certain portion of the population to stop using the ER as their primary care physicians?
Co-pay, works every time...
Posted on 12/6/18 at 8:12 pm to ctiger69
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Yes, deport them immediately.
Had to go to the ER once and it was just white trash in there wanting pills.
Posted on 12/6/18 at 8:22 pm to Boston911
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1. Limit MCaid coverage of ER visits to medically necessary and limit them to once per week
Once a fricking week?!? I'm 34 and havent been to the ER in 29 years. Go to urgent care damn.
This post was edited on 12/6/18 at 8:24 pm
Posted on 12/6/18 at 8:30 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
No joke. Had a woman come in the other day that hurt her knee a year ago. Finally got Medicaid so came to the ER instead of finding a local doc.
Posted on 12/6/18 at 8:32 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
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But seriously, is there anything we can do to get a certain portion of the population to stop using the ER as their primary care physicians?
One way to reduce the amount of people in the ER is to get rid of addicts, which isn't happening anytime soon. The amount of people who go to the ER claiming to have some type of pain or injury hoping to get pain meds in order to get a fix is a big problem.
All of these after hours places have helped with people going to the ER for bullshite reasons, but there will always be people who will go to the ER every time they sneeze or cough. I don't understand it. Why are some people so willing to go to the ER?
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