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> everything Americans have complained about socialized healthcare > long wait times to see providers, providers that churn through patients like their doing
by drewcoo 4y ago
> everything Americans have complained about socialized healthcare
> long wait times to see providers, providers that churn through patients like their doing oil changes, providers that just push you along to the next step in a playbook without considering individual needs
I don't have any idea what that has to do with "socialized care." If anything, most of those factors resemble the way businesses scale up.
- version_five 4y agoI disagree- socialized care is like insurance. The incentive is to pay out as little as possible. This is true whether it's a government health care program or actual health insurance. An actual "market" system encourages consumption and competes on price and quality. Health insurance (public or private) makes sense for catastrophic events (major illnesses) but for regular ongoing things like GP visits and common prescriptions, it's just a middleman that drives up prices and discourages prevention and primary healthcare.