Less known, though, is that President Richard B. Nixon created goals and time frames around the legislation. We would not impose quotas, but would require federal contractors to show affirmative action' to meet the goals of increasing minority employment, he wrote in his memoirs. 2) Why it is controversial: Quotas.
For example, in 2011 in America, the average charge for an office visit for an established patient, level 3, requiring approximately 15 minutes with a doctor, was $104. The average total paid was $69.
1 According to ConsumerReports.org, the cost of urgent-care is moderate and is about $120. 2  The price is comparable to usual doctor visits, but much lower than emergency room (ER) costs. 3  Additionally, the insurance co-pay is lower than in an ER setup. The site quotes a study by the Annals of Internal Medicine stating that the average cost of an urgent care visit for three common ailments was $155, while other estimates place an average visit in the range of $71 to $125.