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> In a recent survey, only one in 10 respondents said their or a family member’s health had worsened as a result of delayed care during the pandemic. That's 30
by burkaman 6y ago
> In a recent survey, only one in 10 respondents said their or a family member’s health had worsened as a result of delayed care during the pandemic.
That's 30 million people. And in a fantasy world where going to the doctor in America was cheap and easy, I imagine most people would be happy to go regularly if they knew there was a 10% chance it would make them healthier.
Also, how are people answering this survey? One of the main points of going to a doctor is to detect problems or risky behavior that you don't know about. You cannot replace going to the doctor with answering the single question self-assessment "Has my health worsened?"
- SpicyLemonZest 6y agoAnd younger people's health is going to be generally better right now just because they're not getting colds all the time.
- r00fus 6y agoYeah, like we had few colds/flus in the past year or two for our large-ish family, but now it's gone to zero for the past 4 months which is... impressive. So does that mean when things come back on that we can expect a flurry of illnesses going around?
- votepaunchy 6y agoIf the average family size is three, then to account for the "or a family member's health" would mean something on the order of 10 million Americans adversely affected.
- burkaman 6y agoThat's true. But again, how could people know? My parents are not going to mention some minor health problem on the phone with me, especially if they can't go to the doctor to confirm there's something wrong.