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I think it all boils down to goals. If we need a standard health care and standard education, we will need standardization. If we need to handle special persona

by nutanc 2y ago

I think it all boils down to goals. If we need a standard health care and standard education, we will need standardization. If we need to handle special personal cases, we need special treatment. Things can be improved, but frankly I am amazed at how process oriented our education and health care has become. Follow the steps specified by a school, get the minimum marks specified, that means you have learnt the basic skill set needed by you to function in society. If you need to learn extra, there are other channels available. Same thing with health care. A patient shows some numbers, treat those numbers. If something feels off, the doctor takes the call. That's why we still have human doctors and not AI. Also, one major difference between education and health care, in education the customer is different from the one who pays. So the goals get differently from the start(make my kid the best mathematician-parent(paying), I want to be a footballer-kid). So who should the school listen to :)

from-nibly 2y ago
> Also, one major difference between education and health care, in education the customer is different from the one who pays. That's actually the same in education and healthcare. And probably the real root of the issues with both. I don't pay for health care I pay for insurance. In fact I don't really pay for that. My company pays for it. I just have to throw some money in the money pit when my employer pays and when I go to get care. I don't get to choose my healthcare, and I don't get to choose the procedures. Hospitals pair up with insurance companies and stay with them. The hospitals work for the insurance companies. When you pay for health insurance you are essentially paying a monthly fee to get healthcare from a specific company. The more they treat the more money they make, because if they over treat and they don't make enough money they just raise rates. You don't have a choice to switch to a new provider. Heck you can't even change your plan except once a year in November. It's the same thing as stuff that's free. You aren't the customer you are the product.
- nutanc 2y ago
  Ok. Guess its different in the US when compared to India. Looks like US system does tie your hands down when it comes to healthcare based on your explanation.

by nutanc 2y ago

from-nibly 2y ago

> Also, one major difference between education and health care, in education the customer is different from the one who pays. That's actually the same in education and healthcare. And probably the real root of the issues with both. I don't pay for health care I pay for insurance. In fact I don't really pay for that. My company pays for it. I just have to throw some money in the money pit when my employer pays and when I go to get care. I don't get to choose my healthcare, and I don't get to choose the procedures. Hospitals pair up with insurance companies and stay with them. The hospitals work for the insurance companies. When you pay for health insurance you are essentially paying a monthly fee to get healthcare from a specific company. The more they treat the more money they make, because if they over treat and they don't make enough money they just raise rates. You don't have a choice to switch to a new provider. Heck you can't even change your plan except once a year in November. It's the same thing as stuff that's free. You aren't the customer you are the product.

nutanc 2y ago
Ok. Guess its different in the US when compared to India. Looks like US system does tie your hands down when it comes to healthcare based on your explanation.