Gainesville Sun September 27, 2021
I am no expert on health care, just a life-long consumer (and beneficiary) like most of you. However, as more than 22 years of my overseas military and government service was in South Korea, I am in a position to make some direct comparisons, although perhaps overly simplistic.
In South Korea, which had one of the earliest and most effective national responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, the emphasis has long been on prevention. When my wife returns to visit family, she always undergoes extensive medical testing to ensure she stays abreast of any health issues. In America, doctors normally do not order such extensive testing, or refer a patient to a specialist, unless the patient is symptomatic —...
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