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I think this is a reasonable response to the terrible atrocity that is medical care (in the US*). The way forward is likely going to be the medical form of 'self-hosted': home medical devices for self diagnosis.

There will be many that flock to this comment to make claims about home devices and how they're 'inaccurate' or other nonsense, but the truth is that it is very possible and in many situations already the case that home devices are FDA approved, and often better accuracy than what you may receive in the clinic. Obviously, this is for a subset of diagnostic tests, and certainly nothing dealing with radiation potential, but the opportunity for expansion is certainly there and I think will continue to expand and fill this enormous hole the US has.



You obviously have no clue how this stuff actually works. Most major medical insurers already have programs to distribute connected smart devices for monitoring vital signs to patients that have been diagnosed with chronic diseases such as heart failure or type-2 diabetes. But those devices are largely useless for diagnosis. You can't really get a home HbA1c blood test.


Demonstrably untrue. CVS sells a kit to do hba1c for $50

https://www.cvs.com/shop/cvs-health-at-home-a1c-test-kit-pro...

Other tests can also be done with a lab. You just have to ask.


Yeah, it's a whole cottage thing: https://www.everlywell.com/


Time in range is arguably a better metric to control anyway, and that’s really easy to track now with a CGM and one of the myriad diabetes apps.




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