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most people spend a lot of money on healthcare as they age. Many times this is emergency stuff that’s unplanned and not possible to shop for, or it’s just flat
by lurking_swe 2y ago
most people spend a lot of money on healthcare as they age. Many times this is emergency stuff that’s unplanned and not possible to shop for, or it’s just flat out expensive to care for. Stuff like falling at home and breaking a hip, cancer, heart attack, dementia care, etc. Once you’re admitted into the hospital it’s game over. You think someone is going to shop around while in a hospital bed connected to IV’s? That’s crazy talk.
A little boo boo or an urgent care visit can be shopped for, sure, but that’s all cheap stuff compared to emergency or end of life care! That’s the stuff people actually stress about in my opinion. So why not fix that?
Another example: a mother “shops around” to find a cheap place to deliver her baby. Great! But maybe she’s unlucky and needs emergency C-section or another emergency intervention. What good is shopping around if it’s not actually practical?
- hackeraccount 2y agoPeople who are over 65 are covered by Medicare. People expecting children are exactly the type of people who should be able to shop around. Even in the case of an emergency delivery it's an event that you have what, 6 months to plan for?
- lurking_swe 2y agotouché on the medicare! I see you conveniently ignored the fact that any emergency before age 65 is hard to shop around for. From a hospital bed and all that… Anyway i simply think the idea of “shopping around” for medical care is barbaric. As a concept. We’re talking about peoples lives here. I think as a country we should have some actual pride and treat our citizens well. Not like an inconvenience. just my opinion, as a lucky person with great health insurance.