I know where you are coming from but a growing body of evidence suggests that going to the hospital is really dangerous (lots of nasty bugs) and that a high lev

I know where you are coming from but a growing body of evidence suggests that going to the hospital is really dangerous (lots of nasty bugs) and that a high level of testing and the invasive procedures they lead to may be causing higher injury and mortality (and definitely higher costs). I have Kaiser for my health care plan (calling it health insurance is a bit of a misnomer) and they don't even schedule regular check-ups until you are in your 50's. Your body cures itself for most problems. Knowing when a pain or ache is likely a serious problem is not easy and takes personal awareness and some education. Of course you won't always be right, but you should know how your body works better than your doctor ever could. Not sure how one would try to teach such information in, say, High School.