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This isn't going to work. It looks like they are just appifying the missionariy/charity elements already going on in african nations, not providing universal h

by Noos 9y ago

This isn't going to work. It looks like they are just appifying the missionariy/charity elements already going on in african nations, not providing universal healthcare. To have real universal health care would involve a lot of infrastructure building and education which would be way beyond what a small start up could do.

narrator 9y ago
Indeed, nothing really about the supply side. If they don't take care of that, spending more money on health care will just raise prices. Don't tell Americans that though. They believe, as a matter of ideology, that spending more money is the only effective solution to all problems
- lkbm 9y ago
  They increased the customer base (by increasing healthcare enrollment to 98%) and made it quicker and easier to get paid for treatment provided, while also preventing unnecessary treatments. What deficiencies do you see in the supply side right now, and why don't you think this addresses them?
  - narrator 9y ago
    Number of available doctors. Drug production. Consumable medical supply production. I guess if you can import this stuff from China and India with minimal quality checking things are good. I am not being sarcastic about the China importing. In the U.S we have $500 bags of saline that the minimally checked bag from China would cost $5. Really you don't even need universal health care, just adequate supply and that means imports, cheaper schooling and deregulation to solve health care.
    - lkbm 9y ago
      We're trying to solve healthcare in Uganda. It does look like supply of doctors is an issue[0], but it also seems that delayed paychecks are a big part of that, and this seems like at least a partial solution. I'm not sure what to do about there being higher salaries for doctors in the US. Subsidizing education for medical students who promise to stay in Uganda for several years might be a good option. But it seems silly to complain that Watsi has only partially fixed healthcare in Uganda. I certainly don't see any basis for the blanket claim that "This isn't going to work." This is already working--it's just not a panacea. [0] https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/feb/10/uganda-crippled-medical-brain-drain-doctors https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/feb/10/u...

by Noos 9y ago

narrator 9y ago

Indeed, nothing really about the supply side. If they don't take care of that, spending more money on health care will just raise prices. Don't tell Americans that though. They believe, as a matter of ideology, that spending more money is the only effective solution to all problems

lkbm 9y ago
They increased the customer base (by increasing healthcare enrollment to 98%) and made it quicker and easier to get paid for treatment provided, while also preventing unnecessary treatments. What deficiencies do you see in the supply side right now, and why don't you think this addresses them?
- narrator 9y ago
  Number of available doctors. Drug production. Consumable medical supply production. I guess if you can import this stuff from China and India with minimal quality checking things are good. I am not being sarcastic about the China importing. In the U.S we have $500 bags of saline that the minimally checked bag from China would cost $5. Really you don't even need universal health care, just adequate supply and that means imports, cheaper schooling and deregulation to solve health care.
  - lkbm 9y ago
    We're trying to solve healthcare in Uganda. It does look like supply of doctors is an issue[0], but it also seems that delayed paychecks are a big part of that, and this seems like at least a partial solution. I'm not sure what to do about there being higher salaries for doctors in the US. Subsidizing education for medical students who promise to stay in Uganda for several years might be a good option. But it seems silly to complain that Watsi has only partially fixed healthcare in Uganda. I certainly don't see any basis for the blanket claim that "This isn't going to work." This is already working--it's just not a panacea. [0] https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/feb/10/uganda-crippled-medical-brain-drain-doctors https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/feb/10/u...