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> Suggesting that the average person should be able to make medical decisions and override their health care provider’s recommendation is ridiculous. The situa
by breadwinner 2y ago
> Suggesting that the average person should be able to make medical decisions and override their health care provider’s recommendation is ridiculous.
The situation is similar to taking your out-of-warranty car to a dealer for repairs. Sometimes, you may suspect they’re not being completely honest with you. What do you do in that case? You get a second opinion before agreeing to a costly repair.
- voisin 2y agoSure, and that’s possible (at significant added cost) in a portion of cases. But not all - you might be on an operating table or in the middle of a psychiatric event, etc etc, where time does not permit second opinions, and if the system is set up to “gotcha” as a baseline, then only the most minor, time insensitive, situations will receive fair pricing.
- breadwinner 2y ago> if the system is set up to “gotcha” as a baseline This is what we have to change. When physicians and hospitals know that patients are scrutinizing care plans they will find a new fairer baseline. That cultural change will subsume older practices.
- toastercat 2y agoI'm willing to take a risk there because if my car craps out, I'll buy another. Wish I can say the same about health. If the doctor who has my entire medical history recommends x procedure, yes I'm not going to risk potentially having irreversible damage to my body.
- breadwinner 2y ago> If the doctor who has my entire medical history You think your primary care physician is the one that recommends surgery, and not a specialist?
- toastercat 2y agoHuh?? Did I say that?? The specialists I see also have my medical history.