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0 pointsghaff1y ago0 comments

At some point, many people start thinking about things like access to good healthcare, various types of trades, ability to travel without it being a huge hassle, etc. Doesn't mean you need to live right around a big city but I doubt I would want every task or appointment to be a big undertaking.

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iancmceachern1y ago

Healthcare is huge. It's amazing how terrible access to good care is in many rural areas. It's something people often overlook but it's just so important.

whiterknight1y ago

All the doctors want to live in LA and NY. This problem only gets worse as medical school, etc becomes more competitive and costly.

KennyBlanken1y ago

The problem is a mix of people leaving rural areas which increases per patient overhead at facilities, plus mergers and private equity takeovers.

Hospital chains and healthcare systems have been consolidating like crazy for decades and it's still going strong - 80 or so hospitals merge every year. PE has also been snapping up private practices like crazy, too.

https://www.kff.org/health-costs/issue-brief/ten-things-to-k...

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browningstreet1y ago

Have you seen the medical offices in Scottsdale?

ghaffOP1y ago

It's not quite that bad. For example, the Boston area is arguably as good or better than those two cities. And some higher-income relatively small town/rural areas are pretty decent. But it definitely becomes a bigger consideration as you get older--although you can of course get unlucky at any time.

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jen729w1y ago

Here in Australia people retire ‘down the coast’. For us that’s the stunning south of NSW. Look up Eden (yes, really, Eden).

And then … they come back to the city. Because the older you are the more medical care you need, and there just aren’t enough doctors down there, or in any other regional area.

killingtime741y ago

My parents are going to retire on the Gold coast for this reason. Quieter life but several big hospitals and Brisbane nearby

j_m_b1y ago

This is actually a very good point. The family I visited travel 1hr+ to get healthcare services because the local ones are pretty bad. They're not elderly per se, only a few years into retirement but they definitely have health issues that come with old age. They're relatively well-off and live in the nicer section of Cumberland where doctors and lawyers lived. I can't imagine how bad it is for people who are just getting by.

codersfocus1y ago

Telemedicine / remote surgery should solve this.

ghaffOP1y ago

I doubt it. Physicians (and nurse practitioners, etc. at urgent care clinics) could arguably do more remotely but I'm not convinced that reducing the involvement of trained humans would be a positive move.

tom_vidal1y ago

Think you missed the implied /s here :-)

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iancmceachern1y ago

Healthcare is huge. It's amazing how terrible access to good care is in many rural areas. It's something people often overlook but it's just so important.

whiterknight1y ago

All the doctors want to live in LA and NY. This problem only gets worse as medical school, etc becomes more competitive and costly.

KennyBlanken1y ago

The problem is a mix of people leaving rural areas which increases per patient overhead at facilities, plus mergers and private equity takeovers.

https://www.kff.org/health-costs/issue-brief/ten-things-to-k...

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browningstreet1y ago

Have you seen the medical offices in Scottsdale?

ghaffOP1y ago

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jen729w1y ago

Here in Australia people retire ‘down the coast’. For us that’s the stunning south of NSW. Look up Eden (yes, really, Eden).

And then … they come back to the city. Because the older you are the more medical care you need, and there just aren’t enough doctors down there, or in any other regional area.

killingtime741y ago

My parents are going to retire on the Gold coast for this reason. Quieter life but several big hospitals and Brisbane nearby

j_m_b1y ago

codersfocus1y ago

Telemedicine / remote surgery should solve this.

ghaffOP1y ago

tom_vidal1y ago

Think you missed the implied /s here :-)

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