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The only real upside I see here is that, the more vertically and horizontally concentrated the private sector gets, the more absurd most arguments for privatize
by ropeladder 9y ago
The only real upside I see here is that, the more vertically and horizontally concentrated the private sector gets, the more absurd most arguments for privatized, profit-driven healthcare appear.
Basically every other developed country has shown that the government can do as good of a job at half the cost. Socialize it all.
- throwaway13337 9y agoI agree in spirit but I'd also point out that our public spending on health care is already at about the same costs as western counties with socialized medicine. [1] Our tax dollars are already paying out as much as other countries do but their citizens get a lot more for their money. The solution to lowering the cost of medicine in the US has not a single solution but lies at every level of the system. [1] https://www.oecd.org/health/health-systems/Focus-Health-Spending-2015.pdf https://www.oecd.org/health/health-systems/Focus-Health-Spen... - it's the second chart.
- peg_leg 9y agoMuch of what we pay goes to Profit on several levels - insurance, provider, and medications, et al. That's where the American waste is.
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