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About time for someone to start offering an insurance plan where all consultation is via facetime/video chat and expensive non-critical operations are done in M
by vadym909 9y ago
About time for someone to start offering an insurance plan where all consultation is via facetime/video chat and expensive non-critical operations are done in Mexico or a ship parked in Int'l waters close to major cities on either coast. Only get an emergency room insurance for the US!
- timsayshey 9y agoThere are startups popping up that offer consultation via facetime/video chat but unfortunately, they are only covering small areas or big cities at the moment. We're really behind on this in the US unfortunately.
- wavefunction 9y agoThat or provide universal health care not tied to employment. Given my experiences with in-person doctors I think video-chatting with one would be about the most idiotic waste of my time possible.
- timsayshey 9y agoWhere I'm from 90% of what a general practitioner does is give out antibiotics. I hate the over prescription of antibiotics but they could easily prescribe that over video chat. This would keep sick people at home and allow doctors to focus on people that actual need to come in to be physically examined.
- shiftpgdn 9y agoCould we legally ship medicine from India domestically if the starting point is an Indian flagged boat?
- nickhalfasleep 9y agoEven better, open embassies that are full ER's.
- tertius 9y agoOr lower costs. Hospitals charge an order of magnitude too much.
- pfranz 9y agoWhat's weird is my insurance sent me a card for Teledoc. I was thinking, "Fantastic. I never know if I should sleep it off, go to an ER, or make an appointment." I figured it was a cost-saving measure for them. Turns out they charge a not-insignificant fee per use. I can't remember exactly how much, but I'm not sure where that card is (with the number on it) and I don't plan on using it.