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Fair point. In that case, the real issue then is that more people are retiring and living longer, needing more healthcare and labor, and the workforce is dwindl
by asciident 7y ago
Fair point. In that case, the real issue then is that more people are retiring and living longer, needing more healthcare and labor, and the workforce is dwindling in comparison? Maybe the amount of resources that can be used as medical supplies is decreasing (and if you think single-use plastic like plastic bags and straws are a problem, wait until you see how much single-use plastic and other materials are used everyday day in healthcare).
What's the solution in non-financial terms? Make more young people care for the elderly? Automate as much of the healthcare as possible? Let some elderly people go without healthcare?
- atq2119 7y agoI suppose as other people have pointed out in the thread, the first step is figuring out how much of the shortfall is actually real. But yeah, ultimately the solution would have to be something along the lines of the things you mention. Of course, you don't necessarily have to automate healthcare: if you automate something else, it could also free people to then move to healthcare.