Walmart: The Clinic (private industry reacts to high healthcare costs)

2009-11-10 20:09:27

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Harmor: Error_Name_Not_Found; +605|6945|San Diego, CA, USA

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Consumerist wrote:
Reader Charles spotted this clinic in his local Walmart in Georgia. He says the local hospital has partnered with the store to offer services right next to the vision center. He sent a snapshot of the prices. It's strange to see a menu board listing illnesses. Is this a good thing?

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Is this the future of healthcare?

2009-11-10 20:14:33

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AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6549|what

I could get most of those listed on that board for free, right now, with Australia's free health care system.

I walk into the local GP centre, show them my Medicare card and could get any of those check ups, diagnosis and shots for free. The treatment stuff as well. Even the ear wax removal would be free.

All I would have to pay for is any prescribed medications from a chemist. And those are mostly subsidised anyway.

2009-11-10 20:15:17

#3

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|6894

maybe i can sneek my Thalassemia under 'common cold'?

2009-11-10 20:17:24

#4

Flaming_Maniac: prince of insufficient light; +2,490|7103|67.222.138.85

AussieReaper wrote:
I could get most of those listed on that board for free, right now, with Australia's free health care system.

I walk into the local GP centre, show them my Medicare card and could get any of those check ups, diagnosis and shots for free. The treatment stuff as well. Even the ear wax removal would be free.

All I would have to pay for is any prescribed medications from a chemist. And those are mostly subsidised anyway.

It is not for free. You pay for it with taxes instead.

2009-11-10 20:20:48

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AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6549|what

Flaming_Maniac wrote:
It is not for free. You pay for it with taxes instead.

Not entirely, my government pays for it. My taxes go towards that and everything else the government provides.

$80 for a doctor to prescribe you some cough medicine is a joke. I would pay zero for the doctor to check my throat and all I would pay for is the bottle of cough medicine he writes a script for.

2009-11-10 20:25:11

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Flaming_Maniac: prince of insufficient light; +2,490|7103|67.222.138.85

...it is paid for with taxes. It is not free. Nobody would say it is free. Saying it's free is just misleading.

2009-11-10 20:28:18

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AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6549|what

Flaming_Maniac wrote:
...it is paid for with taxes. It is not free. Nobody would say it is free. Saying it's free is just misleading.

It certainly isn't $55 and I certainly pay less in taxes than I would if I had to get a sore throat looked at for 30 seconds.

But by all means think that what you've got there is magical and continue to use it.

2009-11-10 20:28:49

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Flaming_Maniac: prince of insufficient light; +2,490|7103|67.222.138.85

AussieReaper wrote:
Flaming_Maniac wrote:
...it is paid for with taxes. It is not free. Nobody would say it is free. Saying it's free is just misleading.
It certainly isn't $55 and I certainly pay less in taxes than I would if I had to get a sore throat looked at for 30 seconds.

How do you know?

2009-11-10 20:29:15

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Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6997|132 and Bush

It's like any other walk-in clinic. Big deal?

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2009-11-10 20:33:46

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AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6549|what

Flaming_Maniac wrote:
AussieReaper wrote:
Flaming_Maniac wrote:
...it is paid for with taxes. It is not free. Nobody would say it is free. Saying it's free is just misleading.
It certainly isn't $55 and I certainly pay less in taxes than I would if I had to get a sore throat looked at for 30 seconds.
How do you know?

Because all the services offered by those Doctors in Australian clinics are supported by the whole country.

2009-11-10 20:34:48

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Flaming_Maniac: prince of insufficient light; +2,490|7103|67.222.138.85

AussieReaper wrote:
Flaming_Maniac wrote:
AussieReaper wrote:

It certainly isn't $55 and I certainly pay less in taxes than I would if I had to get a sore throat looked at for 30 seconds.
How do you know?
Because all the services offered by those Doctors in Australian clinics are supported by the whole country.

...so? How do you know what the cost for the service is? How do you know exactly how it breaks down in taxes?

2009-11-10 20:35:19

#12

El Beardo: steel woolly mammoth; +150|6116|Gulf Coast

Kmarion wrote:
It's like any other walk-in clinic. Big deal?

True, but never underestimate peoples love for convenience.....location location location.

Important

2009-11-10 20:35:35

#13

KEN-JENNINGS: I am all that is MOD!; +2,991|7028|949

Kmarion wrote:
It's like any other walk-in clinic. Big deal?

Yeah no shit. Do they accept insurance cards?

2009-11-10 20:37:08

#14

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6997|132 and Bush

The vision center does.. so I bet they do.

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2009-11-10 20:38:49

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AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6549|what

Flaming_Maniac wrote:
...so? How do you know what the cost for the service is? How do you know exactly how it breaks down in taxes?

It's quite simple. The entire population pays for the doctors universal health care and any clinic visits by any one person are free.

Not every single person will visit a doctor in the year. They may not visit the doctor for a number of years.

How hard is it to work out that the costs are easily offset when those who don't use the service pay a very small amount so that those who do use the service (and in many cases NEED to use the service) get it for free?

When an entire population supports the health care the cost is lowered. You know simple math...

2009-11-10 20:46:36

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Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6997|132 and Bush

El Beardo wrote:
Kmarion wrote:
It's like any other walk-in clinic. Big deal?
True, but never underestimate peoples love for convenience.....location location location.

Oh I agree.. But I'm getting the impression that the OP thinks this is a bad thing.

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2009-11-10 21:28:53

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Flaming_Maniac: prince of insufficient light; +2,490|7103|67.222.138.85

AussieReaper wrote:
It's quite simple. The entire population pays for the doctors universal health care and any clinic visits by any one person are free.

Not every single person will visit a doctor in the year. They may not visit the doctor for a number of years.

How hard is it to work out that the costs are easily offset when those who don't use the service pay a very small amount so that those who do use the service (and in many cases NEED to use the service) get it for free?

When an entire population supports the health care the cost is lowered. You know simple math...

oh my god it is NOT FREE. How can you possibly keep throwing that word around? Just because the FIXED COST is spread over the entire population doesn't mean the cost is lowered and it certainly doesn't mean it's free.

That's besides the point that you have zero idea what "very small" represents as an absolute number.

2009-11-10 21:29:46

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13/f/taiwan: Member; +940|6095

Free healthcare would be a step up for us as a nation.

2009-11-10 21:30:08

#19

Flaming_Maniac: prince of insufficient light; +2,490|7103|67.222.138.85

PUBLIC HEALTHCARE NOT FREE

2009-11-10 21:30:45

#20

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6549|what

Flaming_Maniac wrote:
PUBLIC HEALTHCARE NOT FREE

It's not $55 to say hello to a doctor...

2009-11-10 21:31:49

#21

Flaming_Maniac: prince of insufficient light; +2,490|7103|67.222.138.85

AussieReaper wrote:
Flaming_Maniac wrote:
PUBLIC HEALTHCARE NOT FREE
It's not $55 to say hello to a doctor...

Again, how the hell do you know how much it costs to say hello to the doctor?

2009-11-10 21:32:12

#22

13/f/taiwan: Member; +940|6095

Flaming_Maniac wrote:
PUBLIC HEALTHCARE NOT FREE

Its there for the public and given to them for free...

AKA

Free healthcare.

2009-11-10 21:34:38

#23

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6997|132 and Bush

13/f/taiwan wrote:
Flaming_Maniac wrote:
PUBLIC HEALTHCARE NOT FREE
Its there for the public and given to them for free...

AKA

Free healthcare.

No such thing as free.

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2009-11-10 21:35:01

#24

KEN-JENNINGS: I am all that is MOD!; +2,991|7028|949

TINSTAAFL

2009-11-10 21:35:18

#25

Flaming_Maniac: prince of insufficient light; +2,490|7103|67.222.138.85

AAAAAGLABAMA

jesus titty fucking christ you pay for it through TAXES. It is not free, democrats don't say it's free, it isn't free in any sense of the word.

My heart is pounding right now at the thought of people like you guys making decisions about long and short term personal credit, much less any level of corporate fiscal responsibility.

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