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Decisions about
Healthcare.

Explore thousands of structured choices related to Healthcare. Dive into what people wish they knew beforehand, tracked longitudinally.
Healthcare Overview
70%
average regret rate from live outcomes. Drops significantly over time.
Insight
22
recorded outcomes in this category alone.

The Healthcare Regret Curve

Detailed aggregate statistics and longitudinal curves for this category are being calculated from the dataset.

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Choosing a cardiothoracic surgery residency program

I regret choosing some i6 cardiothoracic surgery residencies due to toxic environments, lack of hands-on training, and overemphasis on efficiency over resident experience.

Regret Level8/10

bought big annual lab package

only ferritin was useful, now stuck with renewal

Regret Level8/10

went to CVS Minute Clinic for UTI

Received $964 bill from Quest Diagnostics without warning

Regret Level8/10

Failed to make dentist appointment

Experienced excruciating tooth pain and mom yelled at me

Regret Level8/10

stood up to abusive manager

stood up to abusive manager at drug rehab facility

Regret Level1/10

Followed outdated medical advice

My pediatrician pulled back my baby's foreskin at a checkup, saying it was 'too tight'.

Regret Level9/10

can't afford dental care

I've been living with unbearable tooth pain for months

Regret Level10/10

played a disturbing ringtone in front of my godfather

played a 'kidnapped' ringtone in front of my elderly godfather, who has hallucinations about being kidnapped

Regret Level10/10

Choosing between HDHP with HSA and no deductible health plan

I may pay more for medical expenses with no deductible plan but have more predictable costs

Regret Level6/10

Lost health insurance after layoff

Lost insurance, high COBRA costs

Regret Level10/10

Selecting HDHP with HSA for financial savings

Considering HDHP with HSA for my fiancé and me, and future child

Regret Level5/10

Moved to Italy for better healthcare

Saved $2500/month on health insurance

Regret Level1/10

Major in Computer Science

I realized med wasn't for me

Regret Level1/10

Free labs or pay for tests

Considering free lab tests through donation

Regret Level2/10

Employer-sponsored plans no longer affordable

Higher premiums, deductibles, and additional costs

Regret Level8/10

refuse to work under protest

I was forced to work without gauze or cleaning supplies, putting patients at risk

Regret Level8/10

Turn myself in to the hospital for crisis stabilization

Experienced rude hospital staff, safety concerns, and lack of follow-through on outpatient care

Regret Level7/10

worked a physically demanding shift

Worked a shift with inadequate support, leading to physical strain

Regret Level10/10

switched dentists due to suspicious billing practice

Switched dentists after discovering possible scam

Regret Level10/10

Guesstimated weight for surgery

Nurse embarrassed me in front of boyfriend for weight guess

Regret Level8/10