Healthcare Redux 2022

I'm finally done! I am so happy to bring to you Healthcare Redux Modular. There are so many changes I decided to make this it's own post. The original mod description will always be here. 

Changelog

Modular system (pick and choose your features), new deaths, improved appointment/doctor system, more insurance options, better compatibility, and tons of bugfixes and improvements. 

Please note: there is now only a single version but it should be tweaked to be usable by all those who play regular lifespans, long lifespans, and rotationally!

New Deaths

You asked and I have delivered. There is a rare chance that your sims can die from:

• Allergic Shock (Anaphylaxis) after being stung by a bee if they are allergic
• Postpartum Hemorrhage after giving birth
• Sepsis during surgery if your sim has Appendicitis 

Insurance Changes

It seems not everyone wants an unfair and bureaucratic insurance system like the one in America. What?! I made some changes and additions to the insurance feature. There's now an option in the Healthcare Services phone menu to choose and review insurance plans.

When you load the mod, as before, in a household where at least one sim has a career, the family will have health insurance. What kind depends as there are now four insurance plans. Sims can also opt out of insurance and choose to pay their bills. Sims who lose their job have 36 hours to find a new one before they loose their coverage. When sims join a new job they will get the best insurance available to their household. 

Free Universal Insurance

Universal Healthcare Insurance will cover all medical expenses, with the exception of medications on which there is a small discount. This health insurance will not expire when a sim looses their job. It can only be removed by opting out of insurance or choosing another plan. 

Basic Insurance

This will be a good insurance but not the best. All careers who do not automatically get the other insurances will have basic insurance, including freelancers and business owners. You can stick with your basic insurance or you can upgrade to premium insurance. 

Premium Insurance

So-called white collar jobs will start off with this insurance. Those with basic insurance can upgrade to premium insurance. Those with premium insurance can save some money by downgrading to basic insurance. Premium insurance costs more but appointments and hospital visits cost less as do medications.

Automatic Premium Insurance Careers: Doctor, Lawyer, Business, Salaryperson, Education

Public Servant/Government Insurance

Like in life, government workers get separate and generally good insurance rates (better than basic and premium) but you have to work in one of those jobs, you can't opt into it. This insurance offers the best rates on appointments, hospital costs, and medications.

Government Insurance Careers: Military, Activist, Secret Agent, Detective, Astronaut, Civil Designer

Better Compatibility

Discover University and Snowy Escape are no longer required or needed. The mod has additional compatibility with Kuttoe's Lifetime Quirks. There's also been a lot of file cleanup to help make the mod smaller and run better. Healthcare Redux is compatible with my GTW Health Overhaul but if they are both installed, HCR will take over for all addon modules. You cannot mix and match modules. I might rethink that in the future but that's what makes the most sense right now. 

Other Mod Changes

• Malaria is no longer a deadly disease. It has been replaced by bacterial Meningitis. 
• Disease prevalence has been tweaked to be more consistent with game timings so your sims will get sick less often and there's a longer temporary immunity between illnesses
• NPCs will not be roaming the world sick with illnesses unless your sims pass it on to them. 
• All illnesses have three stages of their illness. Each stage will each have a corresponding buff that will tell you what they are from. This is only available once your sim has been diagnosed.
• Viral diseases now last for 1.5 days, bacterial diseases for 2 days, and deadly diseases for 3 days to better accommodate rotational players
• The entire doctor visit system was completely reworked to better facilitate your sims being able to go to their doctor visits. This should be result in much better flow. There are no appointments. If your sim needs to visit a health practitioner of some kind due to something from this mod, the option will be available to them in the health services menu to go straight to the visit. If no health practitioner options are available, your sim does not have something from this mod. 
• There's no longer an option to use sick leave. If you wish to use sick leave for doctor visits or when sick from work/school, you must call in sick to work/school on the phone.
• Your sims will no longer need Well Visits. They will only be able to visit the doctor when sick, pregnant, or need to be seen for an injury, condition, or allergy. 
• Vaccines are no longer forever. After your sim has been vaccinated, they will lose their immunization's potency after time. They will then need to be vaccinated again. Vaccination still only works against deadly diseases; they can still get other diseases. 
• Added more small cues in notifications to help distinguish the mod from other mods. 
• Added allergy shot for those who suffer from allergies
• New natural immune system traits: Weak, Normal, and Strong Immune System traits which affect the rate at which Sims contract illnesses and the length of those illnesses. 

Modular System

Healthcare Redux is now modular. You may pick and choose the systems from the mod that you want. Don't want the new illnesses? Don't download them! Want pregnancy complications only? Download the Pregnancy module. This was a big undertaking but from now on it should not only allow you to customize your saves and experiences but will also help me with updating and maintaining the system.

The system is now split into separate parts. You can pick and choose which features you want from the mod. Choose all or one.

• Core - All parts of the mod needs the core. It is required for the rest of the mod to work
• Allergies - If you want your sim to be able to develop allergies.
• Conditions - If you want your sim to be able to develop chronic conditions.
• Disease - If you want all of the new illnesses from this mod, you must install this module.
• Death Disabler - If you do not want your active sims to die from their diseases, you can install this optional package. If you want your sims to be able to die, leave this out.
• Injuries - If you want your sim to be able to get mild and serious injuries.
• Pregnancy - If you want your sim to be able to attend prenatal and postpartum care, develop pregnancy complications, and have a realistic postpartum.
• Medical Emergencies - Appendicitis, Aneurysms, Car Accident, Plane Crash, Choking, Kidney Failure, and Heart Attacks are now all covered under medical emergencies. 

**Compatibility***

The mod does NOT conflict with Private Practice or SOL.

REQUIRED PACKS:

Base Game

Get to Work

Seasons (for Seasonal Allergies, Seasonal Affective Disorder, calendar appointments)

PACKS USED BUT NOT ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY(will be missing some animations and icons):

Cats and Dogs (for Animal Dander Allergy)

Discovery University (icons)

Snowy Escape (injuries, icons, buffs, and medications)

Bust the Dust (for Seasonal/General Allergies and Asthma)

Spooky Stuff (for medication animation)

Eco Living (for Seasonal/General Allergies and Asthma)

Download Instructions

1. Requires Lumpinou's Mood Pack:  https://simfileshare.net/download/2456233/ or

https://www.patreon.com/posts/43759541

(Redownload even if you think you already have it because it was recently updated)

2. Download Sandy/ATS' Required Functional Medications HERE 

3. Download Version 4 and the General Pie Menus