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> If you want equivalent costs to the rest of the world, expect the US expectation of care, turnaround time, and time-to-service to decrease drastically. I'm a
by folkhack 7y ago
> If you want equivalent costs to the rest of the world, expect the US expectation of care, turnaround time, and time-to-service to decrease drastically.
I'm already waiting upwards of 3 months to see a specialist. Every GP I go to wants me out of that room within 10 minutes. If I'm in the hospital, your "rounds" last maybe 2-5 minutes - you guys are constantly interrupting me. Your admins have you on such a tight schedule that you'd rather just send me for another scan, more panels, etc. It's easier to code and bill the heck outta me and my insurance companies that way.
Your industry is 100% anti-consumer... and I have GREAT health insurance as a tech worker. I hurt inside to imagine what those who have worse coverage (OR NO COVERAGE) are going through...
I recently watched the following https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LZJz7GtJA0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LZJz7GtJA0 and literally cried thinking about how I wish someone from your world would respect me/my health like these men vs. cutting me off every other word when I'm telling you about symptoms.
You think it would get worse? Well in my mind it's already trash service because it's a whole bunch of competing industries trying to survive/make money off of each other with the patient as the last priority. The US healthcare system is brutal even if you have the coverage.
> You can't compare the US standard of care with the rest of the world's standard of care.
Also. Uh... yeah I can. We're America.
Please respond. I sincerely want to hear what someone with "MD Harvard Medical School. MGH Radiology Fellow." on their profile would have to say about this.