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Originally Posted by Axeman
The simple reason is emergency rooms in the US are filled with people there for non emergencies as its the only guaranteed way for many to get medical attention.
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Absolutely not true. I don't know what is wrong with people. There is a great walk-in clinic near our office that charged me $25 (for real) for my last visit. they don't require insurance or anything like that. I asked the guy to be my regular doctor. He actually has a tiki bar in his office for Tuesday nights. And yes, I have been to some places that have charged me $300-500/visit (A fee PLUS a doctor's fee). I wised up. People will shop around for anything but medical care it seems.
I do understand that even $25, 50 or $100 might be expensive for some people. I don't forget what that was like. When I was young and poor I worked temp work to make extra money for paying such bills.
Of course, and now we have a TON of prescriptions available at Wal mart for just $4.