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No need for the fatalist sarcasm. Do we really want to provide even more incentive for this to happen?

• anigbrowl 14y ago
  I think you're being fatalist by assuming it will. Having grown up in Europe and lived in several countries over there, I've generally found doctor's visits on that side of the pond no more rushed than over here, and indeed somewhat less stressful as there's less paperwork/financial overhead to deal with. People who are skeptical of socialized medicine often paint a picture of it as a grim conveyor belt of impersonal if not callous treatment, exacerbated by the suggestion that waiting rooms are clogged with people who run to the doctor for treatment of the most minor symptoms. The reality is wholly different; while 'bedside manner' can vary, I've always found medical professionals at least as attentive as here. If anything there's slightly less emphasis on the division of labor than in the US, so you don't have that experience of being bounced around like a pinball between many different people and having to repeat yourself frequently.
  • pyre 14y ago
    Maybe you misunderstand. I'm not against socialized medicine (though that's just a blanket term, and the implementation can obviously be broken). My point was dropping the cost of a doctor's visit to something as low as $10, would probably be ridiculous in the US, because it would be difficult for a doctor to even make a living (let alone pay off med school loans). Note, that this is not a statement in support of the current costs.