This reminds me I’m up for my quarterly blood chemistry for cholesterol, etc. Hope everything goes well.<\/p>\n
One way was made clear yesterday, when, as a (temporary) citizen of Bonn, Germany, my wife received a letter saying she had been scheduled for a free mammogram at a particular time and place. With a preset appointment, no effort is required to arrange things; this arrangement would certainly not exist for most people at home.
\nSubstituting the small cost of preventive care for the large costs of curative care for all citizens seems like a sensible way to contain medical costs under a universal health care system.
\nMaybe, as I think will happen, the U.S. will finally provide access to health care for all citizens; and it may be possible to do so without shifting still more resources into this sector.
\nYour Country Would Like to Treat You to a Doctors Appointment – Freakonomics – Opinion – New York Times Blog<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This reminds me I’m up for my quarterly blood chemistry for cholesterol, etc. Hope everything goes well. One way was made clear yesterday, when, as a (temporary) citizen of Bonn, Germany, my wife received a letter saying she had been scheduled for a free mammogram at a particular time and place. With a preset appointment, … <\/p>\n