It is not the short term acute care costs that cripple our system. It is the long term chronic care. I'm not saying that anyone doesn't deserve care, they do. But if there are initiatives for those that go many years only seeing their primary care for check ups then I'm all for that. As a nurse for the past 3 years I see the same people coming back all the time. For many it was none of their own doing but still the costs are astronomical. If some are lucky enough to remain healthy (even if it's just dumb luck or great genes) then I have no issue with their costs being less.
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