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Sep 25, 2022
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demon_llama
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unfortunately it's too late in the U.S. to implement wholesale changes
It will take a century of incremental changes to upgrade the U.S. system. Because politics.
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Purely by bad luck, my friend's kid spent a month in the NICU and after a few
vagabonder
9/25/22 6:49am
We are enjoying neither the benefits of a free-market system nor single-payer.
Courtimedes
9/25/22 6:56am
It was set up to fail. They were clear about that.
panacablue
9/25/22 7:10am
Yup. It was always meant to be a transition. It takes smooth brains to enact a
vagabonder
9/25/22 7:13am
These problems existed before the affordable care act.
Pimpin4Paradise
9/25/22 7:56am
That is true. If they didn't, the ACA would have never had any legs to begin
cougarfan84
9/25/22 6:52pm
Singapore does it right
Dryfire
9/25/22 7:24am
What’s the gist of Singapore Care? Would it work in the states?
broll
9/25/22 8:08am
unfortunately it's too late in the U.S. to implement wholesale changes
demon_llama
9/25/22 8:16am
They use free market forces to drive prices down and quality up.
Dryfire
9/25/22 9:01am
It’s a nearly-pure form of free-market capitalism, with some safety nets. They
seacougar
9/25/22 10:51am
Would be amazing in USA.
broll
10/1/22 5:02pm
Israel also has better outcomes, 75% less cost, 100% insured.
broll
10/1/22 8:27pm
Employment based system is dumb
demon_llama
9/25/22 7:46am
Agreed. Employment shouldn't have anything to do with it.
Dryfire
9/25/22 9:06am
It's thanks to government intervention into wages.
Courtimedes
9/25/22 9:29am
Every time the gov’t meddles, there are unforeseen adjustments and consequences.
seacougar
9/25/22 11:00am
Yep we get the worst of all worlds
Mitty
9/25/22 8:53am
Where does he live? Usually patients are protected from out network charges for
VenturaCoug
9/25/22 7:51am
Logan
vagabonder
9/25/22 8:02am
I don’t have firsthand experience with Utah, but here is some info that might be
VenturaCoug
9/25/22 8:09am
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