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I read the post you replied to as simply meaning it's a non bad thing, not that it is better care than elsewhere.

• danpalmer 1y ago
  Perhaps that was all that was intended by it, if that's the case I guess I don't have a problem with it, the US does have competent clinicians. But my interpretation was a rebuttal to the cost, linking it and suggesting that paying so much gets you better healthcare, something I have heard from defenders of the US healthcare system in the past. As far as I understand it this link is not causal.
  • harvey9 1y ago
    In Britain you generally get the exact same Consultants working in the public and private sectors. Private hospitals have shorter wait times so on that measure, paying gets a better service. Comparing outcomes is complicated since the private sector only sees patients with more wealth
• leoh 1y ago
  Right. That said, I actually do suspect the 95th percentile of clinicians may be better in the US. I’m not sure, though.