Do We Really Need All Those Doctor’s Visits? No... And it took a pandemic to prove it to all of us...again. Experts have been telling us for years that at least 15-30% of healthcare and procedures are simply unnecessary. And not only unnecessary, but could cause other medical problems due to the chance of experiencing a medical error. Why Is there so much unnecessary care? Because care is driven by many forces: “defensive” medicine by doctors trying to avoid lawsuits; a reluctance on the part of doctors and patients to accept diagnostic uncertainty (which leads to more tests); the exorbitant prices that American doctors and hospitals charge, and the pervasive belief that newer, more expensive technology is always better. Consider this: Perhaps Americans don’t require the volume of care that their doctors are used to providing. Know what I say? Stay home to get better. …see more