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		vkou on July 11, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Single-Payer Health Care Saves Money Oftentimes, not providing any service is better for patient outcomes then providing unnecessary services. Especially if those services are surgeries. [1] [1] https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/06/18/unnece...

_3u10 on July 17, 2017 [–]

I'm talking about ordering an ultra sound / MRI and running other tests.

I'm talking about sinuses so collapsed they couldn't be scoped so the ENT Dr just assumed they were fine.

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