Skip Your Annual Physical

[eric]

[Professor]

Yeah, I remember back in ~2008 hearing about numerous studies that showed that preventative medicine may actually cost more than treatment. That's across the board. Basically, would you (as a country, or an insurance carrier) rather pay $100 per year for 1000 patients to get checkups, or $50,000 to treat one illness?

[eric]

It just seems so counter intuitive to me, because you would think that catching diseases early would be cheaper and save lives, ya know?

[Professor]

[John Galt]

i haven't had a physical since i was in high school. you're supposed to do this? i thought it was only for women

[jimmyz]

No dental check-up since I was 9 years old and received an amalgam filling. I still have just that one filling. Last physical was for sophomore year football in 1981. I've saved someone lots of money.

[Dylan]

Eh. I don't care about saving money - I like to get regular check ups and cleanings. Catching certain diseases early is also a vitally important part of treatment.

Also you can have quality of life improvements that result from an annual physical that might not effect mortality. I want to be healthy, not just alive.

[Mr. Shaman]

[Professor]

In this, you can accept my expert testimony. Legislative committees and judicial arbitrators do.

Or, you could always google "preventive care more expensive".

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q ... vAbJv16oSQ

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q ... 4GD3Ks_2vQ

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q ... pub4G7ahrw

[Furley]

I had a half-assed one last year. Was nice to find out that my A1C was solid, considering I have diabetes on both sides of my family. Also finding out that my diet of sammiches, beer, and eggs hasn't managed to affect me yet.