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> The good bits of US healthcare are the bits provided and paid for by the government. Like the part where I have to spend hundreds of dollars to see a doctor

> The good bits of US healthcare are the bits provided and paid for by the government. Like the part where I have to spend hundreds of dollars to see a doctor for something silly? Most of the time I go to the doctor, he doesn't tell me anything any nurse couldn't (and it's probably something I knew myself, walking in). So costs go up. That's all government. See also the basically unchanging pay-for-treatment model with is more-or-less mandated by acts of Congress. Want to create a medical retail startup that charges flat rates based on outcomes somehow? List all of the risks in that plan. How many of them are due to government regulations? To be fair, maybe medical regulations are fair, but acting like the private sector ruined healthcare is ignoring the tradeoffs of those kinds of regulations. > loss of earnings of those DVDs Exactly. Violating a business model. So the company should be able to recoup their losses in civil courts if it's unfair competition. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_Copyright_Law_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_Copyright_Law_in_the_...

stephenr 11y ago
I know I shouldn't bite, but fuck it. > Like the part where I have to spend hundreds of dollars to see a doctor for something silly? Most of the time I go to the doctor, he doesn't tell me anything any nurse couldn't (and it's probably something I knew myself, walking in). So costs go up. That's all government. a) if it's something 'you already know yourself', why are you going to see a doctor? I've been to see a doctor (apart from return visits for a followup, or health certificates for my visa/work permit) a total of twice, in the last 10 years I'd say. Once I sliced my finger open (and it had to be cauterised) the other I had a weird allergic reaction to something and developed a rash. In that time I've had literally hundreds of cold's, the flu 3 times (in one year!) and plenty of small cuts bruises etc. Why didn't I go to the doctor for all of those? Because I don't need a doctor to tell me "drink fluids|take over-the-counter medicine|put a band-aid on it|keep warm" for basic health care. If you are visiting the doctor every time you have a cold or flu, maybe you need to stop complaining about your government being inefficient and start taking some personal responsibility. b) just because it costs 'hundreds of dollars' in America doesn't mean it has to. It's not a coincidence that your government is known around the world as being pretty ridiculous when it comes to getting shit done. Australia has universal health care, and there was recently a huge issue when the then-newly-elected government tried to introduce a $7 co-payment for each visit to a doctor. > How many of them are due to government regulations? American government regulations. Just because you have crazy laws, doesn't mean the rest of the world does.

stephenr 11y ago

I know I shouldn't bite, but fuck it. > Like the part where I have to spend hundreds of dollars to see a doctor for something silly? Most of the time I go to the doctor, he doesn't tell me anything any nurse couldn't (and it's probably something I knew myself, walking in). So costs go up. That's all government. a) if it's something 'you already know yourself', why are you going to see a doctor? I've been to see a doctor (apart from return visits for a followup, or health certificates for my visa/work permit) a total of twice, in the last 10 years I'd say. Once I sliced my finger open (and it had to be cauterised) the other I had a weird allergic reaction to something and developed a rash. In that time I've had literally hundreds of cold's, the flu 3 times (in one year!) and plenty of small cuts bruises etc. Why didn't I go to the doctor for all of those? Because I don't need a doctor to tell me "drink fluids|take over-the-counter medicine|put a band-aid on it|keep warm" for basic health care. If you are visiting the doctor every time you have a cold or flu, maybe you need to stop complaining about your government being inefficient and start taking some personal responsibility. b) just because it costs 'hundreds of dollars' in America doesn't mean it has to. It's not a coincidence that your government is known around the world as being pretty ridiculous when it comes to getting shit done. Australia has universal health care, and there was recently a huge issue when the then-newly-elected government tried to introduce a $7 co-payment for each visit to a doctor. > How many of them are due to government regulations? American government regulations. Just because you have crazy laws, doesn't mean the rest of the world does.