And of course this is bad for everyone involved. We don't pay for someone to get preventative or proactive treatments for a chronic condition, instead choosing

And of course this is bad for everyone involved. We don't pay for someone to get preventative or proactive treatments for a chronic condition, instead choosing to divert very expensive ER resources to treat as a series of emergency interventions. Worse for the patient, worse for the hospital, worse for anyone else paying into the system.