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Not everywhere though. The life of a doctor is much better in Costa Rica, even in public institutions. The extra time is paid. And the syndicates are strong (wh
by catlikesshrimp 3y ago
Not everywhere though. The life of a doctor is much better in Costa Rica, even in public institutions. The extra time is paid. And the syndicates are strong (which has worked well)
The doctors in Nicaragua, the neighboring country, is as described in your comment, except the economy of the whole country is in shambles, and they also have to "voluntarily" participate in "government" political activities. Oh, and since the country is poor there are no immigrants waiting in line to fulfill those positions.
- mewpmewp2 3y agoBut Costa Rica has one of the longest wait times for non emergency surgeries. https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/f8ac5867-en/index.html?itemId=/content/component/f8ac5867-en https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/f8ac5867-en/index.html?i... So high wait times there doesn't sound entirely perfect either.
- _heimdall 3y agoWouldn't this partly be a sign of markets deciding what wait time is worth it? For non-emergency surgery, like cataracts or knee replaces cited in the data, people can live with the conditions. It looks like wait times are consistent, meaning the backup isn't growing steadily over time. I'm pretty sure that would mean different populations just have a different threshold for how long they're willing to wait. If it was a consistent imbalance between the number of surgeries needed and the medical capacity I would expect to see wait times grow over time.
- xiwenc 3y agoPerhaps this is related to the fact: Cost of medical treatment and holidays included still cheaper than America? Fits perfectly for non-emergencies.