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>"[...] we totally hollowed out our health care" Weird move for one of the richest countries in the world, no?

• emsy 5y ago
  Privatization of infrastructure in Germany has always led to a, at least perceived, decline in quality. This has been true for postal service, railway, telcos and now health care.
  • ChuckNorris89 5y ago
    Except he was talking about the Netherlands.
  • odiroot 5y ago
    Health care in Germany is a not-for-profit endeavour and is strictly controlled by the law, with ministry of health oversight.
    • ChuckNorris89 5y ago
      It sounds like you read that off the government shill brochure. The decline in public healthcare quality has nothing to do with the lack of government oversight but it's due to the lack of funding and personel (which is also funding related). Ask any overworked healthcare worker in the public system.
      • mensetmanusman 5y ago
        It’s a lack of personnel because the population pyramid is going from a triangle to a rectangle. This is what that transition does to the labor force.
    • mandmandam 5y ago
      People are dying friendo, please wise up.
  • int_19h 5y ago
    When was healthcare in Germany not private?
    • marton78 5y ago
      More than 10 years ago
      • int_19h 5y ago
        From what I've read, it has always been a heavily regulated private system (which is mostly non-profit in practice).