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A rapid covid test is ~$10. Penicillin is ~$10. That leaves $30 for the telehealth. That's doable. The thing I don't like about this approach is that I'm no
by htag 4y ago
A rapid covid test is ~$10. Penicillin is ~$10. That leaves $30 for the telehealth.
That's doable. The thing I don't like about this approach is that I'm not sure how it works on the margins. A rapid covid test has a lower accuracy than a strep swap processed in a lab. What do the people with very sick throats but not strep do? How does it catch people that have a more fundamental health issue? Are there common pitfalls that the system might snag on, like individuals not carefully reading dialog boxes and quickly incorrectly clicking that they do not have a antibiotic allergy.
I'm privileged, but my personal bias is to pay more for higher quality health care instead of paying less for lower quality healthcare.