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The fundamental problem is when you cover emergency care but not preventative care, you get more emergency care. Because emergency care is more expensive, this
by ip26 8y ago
The fundamental problem is when you cover emergency care but not preventative care, you get more emergency care.
Because emergency care is more expensive, this is worse for everybody in the long run, except for profitable hospitals and insurance companies who enjoy the increased revenues.
- bhupy 8y agoThis is only a problem if preventative care is expensive to begin with... In India, a visit to the doctor for a general checkup can cost anywhere between Rs. 100-1000 out of pocket, with no insurance whatsoever. For reference, this is basically the price of a movie ticket. What if preventative care cost $15-30 a pop out of pocket?