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You don't have a yearly physical with your GP under NHS? Also, I just spent a total of seven hours last week making calls just to get insurance to even process

You don't have a yearly physical with your GP under NHS? Also, I just spent a total of seven hours last week making calls just to get insurance to even process my prescription that they had previously approved.

chrisseaton 5y ago
There's no way in hell an NHS GP would agree to see me just for a physical without some very specific major problem actually in evidence. If you never want to see your GP again then yeah petition for the UK system.
- monocasa 5y ago
  What does a "check up" mean? There's no way my insurance would pay for random "I don't think anything's wrong but I want to look for something anyway" outside of yearly physicals either.
  - chrisseaton 5y ago
    > outside of yearly physicals Yearly physical == check up. Same thing. Going to the doctor once a year for a general check that you aren't developing any issues that you weren't aware of yet and to monitor your health. I don't have either. I haven't seen a doctor for about five years I think, under the NHS system. If I phoned my NHS GP and said 'it's been a year I'd like you to generally check my physical health' they'd tell me to fuck off.
    - jmckib 5y ago
      Looks like the official NHS policy is that you get a checkup every five years if aged 40 to 74. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/nhs-health-check/nhs-health-check/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/nhs-health-check/nhs-health-ch... I'm not a doctor but that doesn't seem often enough for an older person. I'm an American in my 30's and I just had a checkup, and my doctor told me to come back every two years. Of course the American system is pretty awful in its own ways, especially for those who are uninsured.
      - refurb 5y ago
        Preventative care is $0 as a part of the ACA and reputable physicians are included. Similar to the UK, my in laws in Canada can’t get annual physicians scheduled either - there needs to be something wrong before a doctor will take an appointment.
        jmckib 5y ago
        I'm glad ACA coverage is available but it can be pretty expensive. I paid somewhere in the range of $300-350 per month as a healthy young person. Some of my friends went without insurance for years because they simply couldn't afford it.

chrisseaton 5y ago

There's no way in hell an NHS GP would agree to see me just for a physical without some very specific major problem actually in evidence. If you never want to see your GP again then yeah petition for the UK system.

monocasa 5y ago
What does a "check up" mean? There's no way my insurance would pay for random "I don't think anything's wrong but I want to look for something anyway" outside of yearly physicals either.
- chrisseaton 5y ago
  > outside of yearly physicals Yearly physical == check up. Same thing. Going to the doctor once a year for a general check that you aren't developing any issues that you weren't aware of yet and to monitor your health. I don't have either. I haven't seen a doctor for about five years I think, under the NHS system. If I phoned my NHS GP and said 'it's been a year I'd like you to generally check my physical health' they'd tell me to fuck off.
  - jmckib 5y ago
    Looks like the official NHS policy is that you get a checkup every five years if aged 40 to 74. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/nhs-health-check/nhs-health-check/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/nhs-health-check/nhs-health-ch... I'm not a doctor but that doesn't seem often enough for an older person. I'm an American in my 30's and I just had a checkup, and my doctor told me to come back every two years. Of course the American system is pretty awful in its own ways, especially for those who are uninsured.
    - refurb 5y ago
      Preventative care is $0 as a part of the ACA and reputable physicians are included. Similar to the UK, my in laws in Canada can’t get annual physicians scheduled either - there needs to be something wrong before a doctor will take an appointment.
      - jmckib 5y ago
        I'm glad ACA coverage is available but it can be pretty expensive. I paid somewhere in the range of $300-350 per month as a healthy young person. Some of my friends went without insurance for years because they simply couldn't afford it.