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Originally Posted by Slava
Is there any evidence to support that people are abusing the system? I'm asking for evidence other than anecdotal "I sat in the waiting room and everyone else there was faking it"
From my limited time in the medical system I can say that people are routed to Emergency at times to get specific testing and such. So while the guy sitting there isn't near death he needs medical attention and that is the only place to get it, or hes been directed there by a doctor. As far as people going to their doctor too often they often have little choice. My son had about a dozen ear infections in his first two years of life; he would get sick and we knew what it was but you still have to go in for a prescription every single time. Its just the way the system operates...a user fee would not deter these cases and frankly most people who are sitting there for a few hours are there for something legitimate.
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Would be interesting to see hard facts, but as with human nature when something is "free" people take advantage