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The prices in the U.S system are wildly divergent from the rest of the world and enhancing international competition is a good way to remedy this. Thus, one wa
by narrator 10y ago
The prices in the U.S system are wildly divergent from the rest of the world and enhancing international competition is a good way to remedy this. Thus, one way to implement universal health care is to allow import of any prescribed drug and the government will pay for any medical procedure + plane ticket if that cost is less than it is in the U.S. Perhaps a doctor visa would also help with costs.
- dandare 10y agodoctor visa is a terrible idea, a) it would undermine the salaries of US doctors, b) it would drain doctors from poor countries where they are needed more than in the US.
- devwastaken 10y agoIIRC, doctors already work on visas, and I don't think you would be 'pulling' doctors from other countries, not unless you're really good, which at that point you're only staying in your home country because you want to, not because you need to.
- narrator 10y agoA) Lowering doctor salaries is part of the solution to health care costs. You could do this by educating them outside the U.S so they would have much lower student debt. B) More people will enter the health care professions globally if there's a bigger market for their services.