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This is an important point about the role of priors — especially if one is using a statistical (correlation based) proxy for what is actually a causal question.
by ssivark 6y ago
This is an important point about the role of priors — especially if one is using a statistical (correlation based) proxy for what is actually a causal question.
But here’s a practical question: imagine a universal healthcare mandate which allows people to get a mental health check-up every year. What criteria should the doctors use? Would the diagnostics have to change significantly?
- bobthepanda 6y agoWhat do practitioners do in countries with universal healthcare?
- chipperyman573 6y agoYou still need to actively persue the healthcare even if your country pays for it.
- AnotherGoodName 6y agoI will say the barriers are definitely lower though when i compare my home country Australia to my adopted country the USA. Sure you need to actively pursue healthcare in Australia but the barriers are just so much lower. A great example is http://www.cancerscreening.gov.au/internet/screening/publishing.nsf/Content/bowel-cancer-screeningkit-eligibility http://www.cancerscreening.gov.au/internet/screening/publish... You fill in the details and you're mailed a reply post paid bowel cancer screening kit.
- AnotherGoodName 6y agoOh and more relevant, the portal for mental health care. https://headtohealth.gov.au/ https://headtohealth.gov.au/ I suspect the US government won't have anything quite like this since the healthcare is not centralized.
- dmix 6y agoIn Canada shrinks aren’t covered by our public health insurance. They are just as expensive as they are in the states.
- nalllar 6y agoIf you really think you need it, you go privately or join a long (years) waiting list for mental health service, maybe get a group therapy session if you're lucky while you wait. UK mental health service doesn't work currently.