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This is a simple example of how health care systems should be nationalized. Or that the profit motive in health care is corrosive to health.
by gkanai 10y ago
This is a simple example of how health care systems should be nationalized. Or that the profit motive in health care is corrosive to health.
- ucaetano 10y agoNo it doesn't. Switzerland has one of the best healthcare systems in the world, which is completely private (although there are some public hospitals), but heavily regulated.
- leereeves 10y agoHeavily regulated to avoid the corrosive effect of the profit motive? You two might actually agree.
- ucaetano 10y agoOn that yes, in some industries a race to the bottom or winner-takes-it-all is actually bad for society, healthcare is one example. My issue is not with the "profit" part, but the "health care systems should be nationalized" part.
- robryk 10y agoAlas, there are significant differences between the Swiss and US one. Most importantly, law in Switzerland specifies exact coverage criteria for basic health insurance and prohibits excluding pre-existing conditions from it. I'm not sure how financing of hospitals works exactly (I was under the impression that they are at least partially publicly owned). Minor things: there are phone-a-doctor public services that are free of charge for residents in some areas. Edit: also, every company that provides basic insurance can vary the price based on a limited set of factors and must accept any person.
- maxerickson 10y agoThe ACA standardized basic health insurance and prohibited excluding pre-existing conditions.
- tdy721 10y agoThe profit motive could also argue that the best most advanced medicine in the world is found in the US for the same reason. You just have to be able to afford it. Corrosive to who? We have VERY GOOD medicine in the US, for anyone who can pay. It's not corrosive to 'The System' That said: I wish I could afford a bit more healthcare