cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/34290435
Post had nothing to do with murder or violence. It is clear who reddit serves.
cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/34290435
Post had nothing to do with murder or violence. It is clear who reddit serves.
Although the point on cost is technically true, the average low income American manufacturing worker has 6-9 times more buying power on the international market than the average Chinese manufacturing worker. I used China as an example since they are relatively wealthy compared to the global average; the public probably wouldn’t believe me if I used South America or Africa in the comparison.
As far as quality goes, I don’t have an opinion. It’s one of those metrics that needs a definition. They tend to use information like “time waiting in the emergency room” or “distance from a general practitioner.”
The ability of a doctor to treat the most common ailments is a more informative metric. At the end of the day, that is the metric that counts.
China, along with many countries that have socialized medicine, beats the US in cost and quality and almost any other metric.
If you can pay
Nope!
On a related note, China recently cured diabetes. Something about stem cells or transplant cells inserted into the pancreas. They’ll never do that in this shit-hole (U.S.), because diabetes treatment is a multi-billion dollar industry.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/chinese-medical-team-enables-30-092400922.html
When my aunt was diagnosed with cancer, she quit her job and was approved for Medicaid within a two week period. The government paid for her treatment, and she went back to work a year later once her cancer was in remission.
…I don’t know how common this is in other countries. It seemed like a pretty good deal from her perspective.
She shouldn’t have to quit her job to get usable healthcare. Healthcare shouldn’t be tied to your job.
Marrying the two together is a way to prevent people from switching jobs; why would you when the next place you go has crappier insurance even though it’s best for your overall career.