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		Balgair on Feb 5, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: $1,944 for a coronavirus test? Readers helped us s... > because doctors don't actually put in any effort into prescribing generics or really learn how much anything costs. Medicine is a pretty difficult art as is. I'm not entirely convinced that I want my MD to be price conscious over being outcome conscious. If it comes down to choosing one over the other, I'd rather my MD focus on their practice and not their billing.

craftinator on Feb 5, 2021 [–]

I'd prefer not being destitute to many medical alternatives. Have you been homeless? It's actually really, really bad for your health.

Balgair on Feb 5, 2021 | [–]

I'd think being unhoused with a medical condition may be worse. Though in the suffer-olympics, no one wins.

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