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> The root problem is healthcare is an extremely complex field, requiring extremely specialized knowledge that takes extreme investment to get. And everyone wan

> The root problem is healthcare is an extremely complex field, requiring extremely specialized knowledge that takes extreme investment to get. And everyone wants it, the demand is infinite and the demand has no elasticity. I'm sorry but this statement flies rather in the face of 22 other industrialized modern nations that have managed some type of publicly funded healthcare. The United States being the one that hasn't, along with also being the richest nation in that group, along with already spending the most among that group per patient by a wide, wide margin and getting by far and away the shittiest service in return. We're also unique in that we're the only nation which hosts slap fights between hospitals and insurers that last months and leave patients wondering as they recover from whatever went wrong for them if they're going to owe $20 or $20,000. Now, do those other 22 nations have completely perfect healthcare systems? No, of course not. But to say "well it's just too complicated" and throw up your hands is just shit. You know what else those other nations don't have? They don't have people going bankrupt from being in a car accident that wasn't even their fault. And you know what is also unique among the United States? We're the only ones in that group who have several corporations with fully seated C-suites raking in billions of dollars off a service people literally cannot live without. So it seems to me, removing that part first is a solid first step.

lotsofpulp 3y ago
The grandparent comments are discussing the approval or denial of claims, which also happens in countries with other systems of publicly funded healthcare. It might not be called a claim and done by an insurance company, but the government will have some type of system to evaluate appropriate/affordable expenses. The problem of insufficient resources exists in other countries too, but of course they may be managing it better.

lotsofpulp 3y ago

The grandparent comments are discussing the approval or denial of claims, which also happens in countries with other systems of publicly funded healthcare. It might not be called a claim and done by an insurance company, but the government will have some type of system to evaluate appropriate/affordable expenses. The problem of insufficient resources exists in other countries too, but of course they may be managing it better.