Comment by TedDoesntTalk
2 years ago
> It’s not whether the cost is socialised or not that decides how long the wait will be
If care is free, aren’t you more likely to go than if you had to pay even a minimal cost?
2 years ago
> It’s not whether the cost is socialised or not that decides how long the wait will be
If care is free, aren’t you more likely to go than if you had to pay even a minimal cost?
It more complicated than that unfortunately.
New Zealand has an accident compensation system which pays for accidents (though there may be a small surcharge) but not most medical events. They split the hair finer that is sane. Swallow a foreign body? Medical problem. Swallow a foreign body as say ‘it feels scratched’? Accident. Insect bite? Medical. Mosquito bite? Accident (it’s a distant memory from when I billed these things but I’m fairly confident I’m right).
It’s all to do with cause and effect, and each must be identified.
The accident compensation scheme covers a portion of wages too. Medical problems cost, not US style but not free.
Yeah man I love spending my time in the hospital.
Are you? I kind of try to avoid going to doctors and particularly hospitals and ER/EDs as much as possible. Between people with contagious illnesses, and huge amounts of wasted time, I have very little incentive to use as much healthcare as possible.