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I think the reason is - what would you do with the information? If you’re sick you should isolate whether it’s flu or not. In terms of treatment, you’d need a
by refurb 4y ago
I think the reason is - what would you do with the information?
If you’re sick you should isolate whether it’s flu or not.
In terms of treatment, you’d need a doctor for a prescription and you need to start treatment immediately.
So there isn't that much to be gained by having a positive flu test. I suppose if you were in a high risk category (old, respiratory disease, etc) it might be helpful to know if you should go to the doctor.
- dsfyu404ed 4y agoThe doctor's office stands to lose the cost of their services from their patents' negatives. Your insurer stands to lose their X% cut of all the money that passes through them on all their customers' negatives. Follow the money. The System(TM) has a strong financial incentive to see to it that you interact with it as much as possible because that's how they make money.
- refurb 4y agoThen why do we have other at-home tests? Why didn't insurance block those?