Remember when ♡bamaCare!!! would reduce health care expenditures by getting people into the doctor’s office every year for a “wellness exam,” and catch problems before they became serious (and seriously expensive)? Let’s see what health care guru Ezekiel Emanuel has to say about that:
Around 45 million Americans are likely to have a routine physical this year — just as they have for many years running. A poke here, a listen there, a few tubes of blood, maybe an X-ray, a few reassuring words about diet, exercise and not smoking from the doctor, all just to be sure everything is in good working order. Most think of it as the human equivalent of a 15,000-mile checkup and fluid change, which can uncover hidden problems and ensure longer engine life.
There is only one problem: From a health perspective, the annual physical exam is basically worthless.
You might remember not too long ago when Emanuel was calling for Americans to just up and die at age 75, and save the rest of us the expense. In case you’d forgotten about that, I thought the context might be nice when reading his latest.
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