Pre austerity the NHS was absolutely top notch.
As healthcare is a captive market they tend to focus more on cost which can lead to worse outcomes.
Just look at our private prisons and trains.
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nexguy@lemmy.world 1 year agoI guess the only upside to privatization is higher quality due to competition.
lmaydev@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Rhaedas@kbin.social 1 year ago
Competition is no guarantee of improvement of product or service. Often it just ends up in a monopoly where both consumer and workers get burned while they're told they are getting the best.
stillwater@lemm.ee 1 year ago
You really have to think all US hospitals and healthcare looks like it does on TV to believe this.
runswithjedi@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Not necessarily. The US has the highest maternal mortality rate among wealthy nations even though it spends the most per capita on healthcare.
nexguy@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Comparing a giant wealthy country to tiny wealthy countries is not apples to apples. A better comparison would be wealthy U.S. states to wealthy tiny counties. In this case the are very similar in population and in mortality rate.