That's a message for the Brits then. As long as the USA are a almost daily reminder as to why completely private healthcare is a really bad idea, mist countries that have public healtcare will probably be very hesitant to even discuss shit like that.
Yet, ideas being obviously and utterly stupid hasn't stopped the Brits very often in the past, has it?
Well, lower wait times is a boon of a completely privatized system. But the reason why is something that's conventiently omitted by those using this argument
The reason why the US system can boast with less wait times is that care is sought less often because people can't afford it or fear financial ruin If they seek help for something that wasn't strictly life threatening to treat.
So, the queue at the doctor's become shorter because you kicked out half the people needing help, not because the doctor became faster or something.
Alberta within the last few months switched from a private company doing lab testing back to the old provincial run system, wait times for appointments went from over a month to a few days for me. And that celebrating was cut short by the fact they want to split up AHS now which is more likely going to screw up a bunch of our healthcare again.
thats pretty much how everything is ruined in the US. The shining example that disproved it was the postal service and actually medicare and social security and our conservatives have been trying to poison those systems like crazy.
A message for Australians too unfortunately. The LNP (our right-wing party) made efforts within their time in power to coax people into using private insurance and punishing those who do not. And unfortunately even with the more centre-left party in power it doesn’t seem like the public system is getting much more love.
Norgur@kbin.social 7 months ago
That's a message for the Brits then. As long as the USA are a almost daily reminder as to why completely private healthcare is a really bad idea, mist countries that have public healtcare will probably be very hesitant to even discuss shit like that.
Yet, ideas being obviously and utterly stupid hasn't stopped the Brits very often in the past, has it?
dom@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
And the Canadians. Our right wing is cutting Healthcare budgets and saying the reason there are long wait times is because it needs to be privatized.
Sad thing is it’s working.
njm1314@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Good lord the balls on those liars to claim private insurance doesn’t have long wait times.
Norgur@kbin.social 7 months ago
Well, lower wait times is a boon of a completely privatized system. But the reason why is something that's conventiently omitted by those using this argument
The reason why the US system can boast with less wait times is that care is sought less often because people can't afford it or fear financial ruin If they seek help for something that wasn't strictly life threatening to treat.
So, the queue at the doctor's become shorter because you kicked out half the people needing help, not because the doctor became faster or something.
Maeve@kbin.social 7 months ago
They literally kill people for profit.
Moose@moose.best 7 months ago
Alberta within the last few months switched from a private company doing lab testing back to the old provincial run system, wait times for appointments went from over a month to a few days for me. And that celebrating was cut short by the fact they want to split up AHS now which is more likely going to screw up a bunch of our healthcare again.
HubertManne@kbin.social 7 months ago
thats pretty much how everything is ruined in the US. The shining example that disproved it was the postal service and actually medicare and social security and our conservatives have been trying to poison those systems like crazy.
Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
This will be very piece by piece. The slow boil is the dangerous part.
joelfromaus@aussie.zone 7 months ago
A message for Australians too unfortunately. The LNP (our right-wing party) made efforts within their time in power to coax people into using private insurance and punishing those who do not. And unfortunately even with the more centre-left party in power it doesn’t seem like the public system is getting much more love.