How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Healthcare System (Friday Links)

Only an hour left in Friday but Doctor D still has a link for you!

Healthcare is a weird world. Those of us that work here get used to the absurdity of it all. A great article to remind us of how FUBAR all this is:

What If Air Travel Worked Like Health Care?

It is both funny and sad, because it's true.

So Doctor D's been doing Friday links for a few weeks now. Should Friday Links stay or go? Dr. D reads a lot of crazy medical stuff online. Should he continue sharing it or just stick to answering questions? Let Doctor D know in your comments!

Why Would Anyone Ration Healthcare?

You want to know why?

Once upon a time Doctor D was in an Emergency Room. A patient came in by ambulance:

What was the patient's emergency? Dry hands from washing dishes! Why did the patient think this was an emergency? They hurt! Why did the patient come by ambulance? The car was broken down!

The total cost of an ride in a fully-equipped ambulance and a room in a fully-staffed emergency room must have been well in the thousands, which means that Doctor D holds the world record for most expensive tube of Vaseline ever given.

Guess whose insurance premiums and taxes go up when this happens? Everyone!

This patient's healthcare needed serious rationing!