This was one interesting thing about my visit to China. Pay $25, see a doctor right away. In fact you can pick how good of a doctor you want to see (prices on the wall at the hospital I was at). This wasn't a small place - it's probably comparable to Kaiser in Redwood City.

In contrast when I was in a much much smaller "community" hospital in China I just walked in, talked to the lady at the desk, and she gave me a prescription. No temperature taking or anything...