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What about in every western country where it isn't profitable?
by soperj 4y ago
What about in every western country where it isn't profitable?
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- lostlogin 4y agoI disagree with the comment you are replying to, but I also disagree with yours too. Healthcare is crazy profitable. Insurance companies, healthcare providers, suppliers etc form a decent chunk of most western economies, the US of A in particular.
- soperj 4y agoI'm specifically not talking about the states, and talking about countries with public health care.
- robocat 4y ago~40% of is spent on “External service providers” out of ~$2B budget by my local public health board. So there is leeway for private profit in public health in my country at least. https://www.cdhb.health.nz/wp-content/uploads/d682178a-canterbury-dhb-annual-plan-2021-22.pdf https://www.cdhb.health.nz/wp-content/uploads/d682178a-cante... See page 79 of PDF or page 71 printed (note about ~50% of budget is for personnel)