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Either you have long wait times for non-critical things with critical needs met. Or you have short wait times for non-critical things, but critical needs are no
by noahtallen 5y ago
Either you have long wait times for non-critical things with critical needs met. Or you have short wait times for non-critical things, but critical needs are not met.
I think the latter is a much worse situation, and it’s the status quo. I agree that increasing supply is necessary to solve both aspects of the problem. But keeping people alive should be the most important priority of any health care system, not keeping wait-times short for non-critical procedures.
- nradov 5y agoWell how do you differentiate critical versus non-critical needs? Canada has universal healthcare but they ration care by restricting supply, which results in long wait times for certain treatments. If a patient needs a hip replacement and is in severe pain is that critical or non-critical? https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/podcast/2018/oct/truth-about-waiting-see-doctor-canada https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/podcast/2018/o...