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I have always been interested in the fact that many insurance companies will pay for acupuncture. My guess was that their statisticians must of been able to det

• jacquesm 11y ago
  Or it may simply be cheaper than having them go through the regular medical circuit with essentially no effect at the end of the bunch of expensive diagnosis. Some people just want the attention of a doctor and already feel better just because of that. A real doctor will tell them there is nothing wrong with them so there is nothing to fix which won't leave them satisfied so they'll go back over and over again. By contrast, an acupuncturist that charges a fraction and pretends to cure them is more effective.
  • Retric 11y ago
    A US doctor almost never says there is nothing wrong with you which is a large part of why US healthcare is so expencive.
    • lawtguy 11y ago
      In my experience it's typically more like this: "Well, there's probably nothing wrong, but there are some test we can run to be sure." The patient agrees to the tests because it gives them peace of mind and they mostly don't pay for them, their insurance does. The doctor orders the test because if they don't and there is some sort of rare problem that was actually present, they can be sued for malpractice. GPs in the US generally aren't making any money from these tests, but they do have a strong incentive to avoid a malpractice lawsuit as those are costly and time consuming. But yes, this is part of why US healthcare is so expensive.