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Originally Posted by serenityseeker
I don't think there was an issue regarding whether these clinics would be cheaper than the E.R. Have I ever seen the the E.R. bill? Yeah, and then some. As a physician that has practiced in the E.R. setting and the inpatient hospital setting for some time now I feel fairly familiar with this. That really wasn't the thrust of my post though.
I don't know about your 70% statistic, might be pretty close though I'm not sure how that figure came about nor what all it refers to.
To reiterate, my point was not denigrate their plan, simply to shed more light and perspective on it.
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OK..I didn't know you were a saw bone. My only medical experience was courtesy of the US army. In their infinite wisdom they determined that I would make a good combat medic. I was privy to many triage and ER type situations due to the many patients and few doctors. I had to do alot of on the job training.
As for the 70% figure..I have seen it many times in articles but could not really offer a link to anything official. I have seen it many times in real life, though. I have seen the effects of bad lifestyle choices. On the other hand, I have seen the smaller percentage, too. There are people who think they do everything healthy but still succumb to cancer, heart disease etc.
Still, I firmly believe in educating people on preventive medicine.