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Friday Links

Posted on November 10, 2023November 10, 2023 by John C. Goodman

Competition for primary care: Amazon is charging $9 a month for an unlimited number of virtual visits.

Federal outlays: we spend four times as much on adults as we  spend on children.

Vaping is “turning millions of young people into addicted customers.” 

Would coverage for gene therapies make employer-based health insurance unaffordable?

Thinner women end up with richer husbands.

Survey: there has been a dramatic decline in public trust in scientific and medical expertise from before the covid pandemic to today.

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  1. Devon Herrick says:
    November 10, 2023 at 5:26 pm

    Amazon: I wonder how it works. Does it really offer unlimited text or email visits for $9 a month? Or do they use virtual visits to funnel people into telephone, video or in-person visits? Also, are the prices clearly noted prior to care? According to the Forbes article a Forbes analyst found back in August that text or email visits were billed at $30 to $95. Nothing wrong with that if it’s of value.
    When I wrote about One Medical earlier this year I found numerous reviews where people complained of being ambushed with charges in the hundreds of dollars for worthless video consults lasting mere minutes. TrustPilot gives them an average of 1.5 stars out of 5, 81% of reviews are 1 star.

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