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American healthcare is so bad that despite being considerably far less wealthy, Mexico and Cuba have a similar life expectancy. A big part of that is getting t
by rvp-x 8y ago
American healthcare is so bad that despite being considerably far less wealthy, Mexico and Cuba have a similar life expectancy.
A big part of that is getting the basics right. Diabetics don't need to start gofundmes to afford insulin, they don't get into medical emergencies if they run low on funds, then get swamped with medical debt from having to be hospitalized (further digging their insulin fund hole). they can live healthy and productive lives.
- busboybus 8y agoMexico has rampant obesity and type II diabetes. Mexicans simply do not pursue as much treatment as Americans do. It washes out in the lifespan statistics, which call into question the whole point of the healthcare enterprise. Healthcare is massively overrated.
- aesclepius 8y ago> Healthcare is massively overrated. Working in the medical field as an internal medicine physician, I'd say that focused and good-quality healthcare is vital to prolongation of life, and poorly derived, financially-motivated 'medicine as profit' is massively overrated.
- austincheney 8y ago> American healthcare is so bad Are there numbers for this? As an American I have enjoyed great health care on-demand all my life at very little or no expense and I pay very little for insurance.
- maxerickson 8y agoYes, there are numbers. We spend more than pretty much anyone else and don't have particularly good outcomes among developed countries. Some of that is explained by efficient outcomes not really being a systematic goal, but we also have a dumb regulatory framework where a bunch of things are highly regulated and prices aren't touched.