time for a new paridigm. How about both. How about a renewed Public Health system with a series of clinics with sliding scales for starters, many located near emergency rooms near hospitals so people don't go to er for routine medical care. How about free or pretty cheap education for people going into public health (as there is/was in some cases already). There are a lot of things we could do...we could teach kids in high school much more medical care for example , for the same price as teaching them very little...we could train prisoners who are not violent and give them day work release to clean up public health hazards..there are a lot of things we can do. Just have to think of them first.

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