While there most certainly could exist a market for un(der)qualified doctors, I don’t think I would ever want to use them. Also seems like it would cause healthcare to inevitably become even more class stratified than it already is
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I don’t mind risk-pooling/subsidizing the unfortunate, I just wince at the
$XXX-XXXX that *somebody* is paying out every time I get a minor infection or what-not. This seems very silly -
“Nurse practitioners” are non-doctors who can handle all the routine stuff (at a lower price). There’s an ongoing war about how much they should be allowed to do. Smart knowledgeable people tell me that if you get a choice, on average they do a better job than PCP docs.
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This is why it might make sense for insurance to only cover extreme outcomes where you actually need it (as with most other types of insurance)
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Yes, and for this to work, there needs to be a way I can see the $20/hour EMT for all of the stuff anyone with 6 months of medical training could sleep through
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