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It's criminal. The entire doctors profession is the reason why the US is so expensive. It's cartel based regulations by the AMA. Everything about being a docto
by corethree 3y ago
It's criminal. The entire doctors profession is the reason why the US is so expensive.
It's cartel based regulations by the AMA. Everything about being a doctor is gate kept. Prescriptions, test results, even becoming a doctor is artificially made harder than it needs to be to keep prices high.
One doctor on HN told me why patients could only get test results through another appointment with the doctor. I thought it was because the docs wanted more money. He told me it was because patients can misinterpret results and go suicide. Yeah makes total sense treating patients like simpletons to keep the money funneling in. Suicide?. Give me a break.
- fallingknife 3y agoFYI you can get some tests without the gatekeeper now. I've used walkinlab.com before.
- gosub100 3y agoThere's some news you just need to hear in person. And of course you're going to have a ton of questions and the most efficient way to do that is talk face to face.
- BobaFloutist 3y agoAt 150$ for 15 minutes.
- corethree 3y agoYeah will the doctor provide that information for free or do they hold that information hostage by making me pay them a fee for consultation? Just tell me the results of the tests over the phone, no need to rip me off. It's criminal behavior disguised as concern.
- mv 3y agoThe information blocking rule requires that all test, notes, and labs are shared by default as soon as they result with few exceptions.