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Comment by CharlesW

Here's American health care:

• I needed refills for two prescriptions that I've been taking for years. This time, for opaque reasons, I needed to talk to a doctor first.

• Fine, but I couldn't accommodate an in-person check-in. I chose a "video visit" that, due to logistics, I had to do while away from home. Because they were a half-hour late, I was effectively forced to do this from the couch of a Costco floor display so I could still pick up my kid on time.

• The appointment was 8m, at an out-of-pocket cost of $160+. I was not warned that I'd be forced to pay $20/minute for the privilege of being blessed with refills.

Land of the fee, baby.

parent CharlesW 2 years ago

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