We should stop reading about the high cost and poor results of healthcare in the US. It’s depressing. AARP says there’s a shortage of doctors so even finding one is becoming a challenge. Getting health insurance to cover the visit is another hassle. Deny, delay, deny some more until you go away. And outcomes are about the worst in the developed world.
Is there relief in site? No. Meanwhile, the health industry and pharmaceutical companies spend millions and millions on lobbying politicians (many of whom are provided with excellent health insurance – often for life). Lobbying might make a good career, though. Thousands of jobs!
One doctor told us he thought his job would be replaced by AI in seven years. We’d still need nurses and aides but the diagnosing and treatment recommendations would be much better handled by AI. And AI would remember everything about you and everything you shared in the doctor’s office. And, by the way, your surgeon is a robot. (That’s probably not a bad thing. Never hung over or in the middle of a divorce).
What does this have to do with “catching a mellow Buzz”? It’s no wonder we drink.
– Jet Cannon