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re: "Americans spend more on health care than anyone". What if it is due to consumer choices?
Posted on 4/23/18 at 3:36 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Posted on 4/23/18 at 3:36 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
this is very true. a major issue is that our consumers demand immediate access (if they have a funding source). that costs money
more socialized societies have to wait for care
also, our rooms are much more private and loaded than in more socialized countries
more socialized societies have to wait for care
also, our rooms are much more private and loaded than in more socialized countries
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Posted on 4/23/18 at 4:20 pm to SlowFlowPro
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more socialized societies have to wait for care
They not only have to wait for care, a lot of choices are simply off the table. People conflate "socialized medicine" with the free choice to elect whatever level of care they want and can afford.
In countries with "socialized medicine", the cost of healthcare is a number on a line in a budget. The cost per person is roughly the number of people divided by that budget number. Thats what that country's healthcare costs are. In a market based care system, hundreds of millions of healthcare procedures are chosen by hundreds of millions of people.
To compare the cost of one to the other and implying one is cheaper--and therefore better-- is comparing apples to oranges.
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