I think the emergency room Docs refer to the older, daily patients as ‘gomers’. ‘Get out of my emergency room’ people who just want company. I bet Socialized health care will increase their numbers!
I saw it all of the time, every single day, when I worked in an Orthopedic surgeon’s office.
“Doctor my finger hurts.”
“Doctor, my shoulder hurts.”
“Don’t move in a way that makes the pain worse, Tylenol twice daily, moist warm compresses as needed, com back to the office if the discomfort increases.”
Now, mind you, they aren’t in a GP’s office, they are in surgeon’s office, and Medicare pays out the yazoo for it, and does it on a continual basis.