Louis Ingenthron @LouisIngenthron@social.cleverlibre.org

@ThomHartmann To be fair, the modern libertarian party has been taken over by an-caps since the Mises reign, and government shutdown is pretty in-line with those lunatic anarchists' goals.

@LALegault Those of us who are passionate about the subject sure do.

I'd say the better distinction would be: People who truly believe in free speech don't try to use it as a shield against criticism.

(Also, it's weird that the OP insinuated that free speech people *like* defending Nazis. We use Nazis as the go-to example precisely because they are the very definition of the worst shitheads who nobody wants to listen to.)

@freemo Right, but the one they'd have on file would be the one you picked from a list of providers when you signed up, and may have not yet even been visited, not the one in the city you came from who has your medical history.

@freemo Right, but your new policy won't know who your old PCP is.

@freemo Also, what if she changed jobs when she moved and, like most people, gets her insurance through her job? Then she'd have a new policy with no history.

@freemo So in this system, the insurance companies still track people's full medical history?

@freemo What if the pills she needs are for a UTI or something that causes her to be unable to even answer those basic questions?

@freemo And if an old lady moves and needs heart medicine and can't remember exactly how her old doctor's name is spelled?

@freemo So what prevents someone from going doctor to doctor, telling each one that they just moved and this is their previous doctor? Then the doctor puts in the name of the last prescriber, marks override, and the system prevents nothing.

@freemo But then we're back to a system that ultimately hinges on a doctor deciding whether a patient is being honest (that this new prescription is replacing the old one), so it's just a fancy and paperwork-heavy version of "trust me".

@freemo The fact that it's one-way means they can't investigate to fix edge cases. Get a new doctor and legitimately get a refill prescription from him? Flagged for the same prescription from two doctors. How do you fix it if nobody has the full picture?

@freemo So, you're completely opposed to doctors being able to track you, but pharmacists having that exact same tracking is no problem?

@freemo The problem with that plan is that there is no set amount for "a month's worth". It varies by person and condition, hence why we need prescriptions.

@freemo No, I don't think they should just give out drugs to anyone who asks. People, especially in large groups, are very dumb. That system would inevitably cause spiraling panics where people buy up the whole stock of a drug because they're scared they'll run out, thus causing them to run out. When stupid games are played like that with toilet paper, it's an annoyance. When they're played with critical medicine, people die.

So, no, our current system isn't perfect, but someone does need to make sure that people who get the drugs actually need them.

@freemo Sure it is. They, as a profession, are responsible for making sure the drugs get to the people who actually need them, not seedy douchebags who want to make a quick buck. That's presumably *why* only they can write prescriptions in the first place.

@freemo True, but these people aren't always shopping these prescriptions for personal use.

@freemo And it presumably also greatly helps doctors prevent drug abuse by patients that "shop around" for a prescription.

@freemo It also means that if an ambulance finds you unresponsive on the side of the road, they can find out which medicines you're prescribed that could have caused your condition, and which you're allergic to that would put you in further danger.