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Amaranth_devil t1_j38kvtd wrote

I just made a comment about that! Like, are people really so dense that they really believe that an antibiotic is going to kill a cold? Are healthcare providers so greedy and lacking in dignity and integrity that they will sell their patient's health away for money? Yes. The answer is yes, to both.

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[deleted] t1_j38n7qx wrote

Nope. Healthcare providers don’t make more money by giving out prescriptions.

  • some do it because they are being asked/bullied by the patient, and are too weary to argue.

  • some do it because it is (true story) the SEVENTH time the same patient showed up to the clinic for the same common cold

  • some do it because they are not confident in their own diagnosis and don’t want a lawsuit

  • some do it because they can’t trust the patient to get proper follow up care

  • some do out it because they are bad doctors

But it’s never for money.

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