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My Taiwanese friends frequently remind me of the historic Chinese practice of a doctor visiting the family regularly to keep health well. The doctor would recei
by rocky1138 14y ago
My Taiwanese friends frequently remind me of the historic Chinese practice of a doctor visiting the family regularly to keep health well. The doctor would receive weekly pay only while the family was well; once someone got sick, they stopped getting paid until the doctor helped them recover. This preventative practice reminds me a lot of what my Taiwanese friends speak about.
It seems the age-old cliche "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" applies here.
- venomsnake 14y agoExcept in the cases of some types of cancer (breast/prostate/liver) where whether you will live or die dices are rolled during the genesis of the cancer and can be influenced little by the treatment. But more than pays about melanoma. It is all about the illness.
- mikeash 14y agoThat sounds like it could go very badly if you have a mercenary doctor and you come down with an incurable but manageable condition.
- roguecoder 14y agoBy the time you've spent years caring for a family, you probably care about their health for more than just the cash. Not to mention the reputation effects of abandoning sick patients...