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I'm not a medical expert, but I would guess that the initial diagnosis and treatment of a serious medical issue is more expensive, than the maintenance of a chr

I'm not a medical expert, but I would guess that the initial diagnosis and treatment of a serious medical issue is more expensive, than the maintenance of a chronic condition that is already diagnosed and defined. Regardless, the US medical system sucks. If any other industry was run like our current medical system, it would be torn down in a heartbeat by Congress. But there is too much money moving around and those in charge love them some money.

yareal 3y ago
> I'm not a medical expert, but I would guess that the initial diagnosis and treatment of a serious medical issue is more expensive, than the maintenance of a chronic condition that is already diagnosed and defined Unfortunately, as someone who works with the disabled community, that's not always the case. Plenty of folks need constant medication, live in care, support devices that wear out, or other high cost consumables. Agree though, our health care system is terrible.