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That may be true, but one aspect of the "good old days" (at least in the common cultural imagining of the "good old days") is that you could get more attention
by aaavl2821 9y ago
That may be true, but one aspect of the "good old days" (at least in the common cultural imagining of the "good old days") is that you could get more attention from doctors outside of a hospital setting, even at home, and that doctors had more time overall to spend with each patient
All the procedures you describe seem like very important improvements in quality of hospital care, but there is (or should be) more to the healthcare conversation than what happens in the hospital
- nitwit005 9y agoYou can still get a doctor to show up at your house. It just costs a lot, so people don't.
- jeffwilcox 9y agoSigh, so true. My first job out of college here in Seattle was by a major company that provided 100% coverage for all healthcare, $0 copay; at the time, that included doctors straight to your home, anytime. It was only after we were pushed to HSA plans that I started learning about billing, and that apparently it's basically unheard of to have physicians come to the home. Still feel whiplashed by the change...