Comment by kortilla
2 days ago
> If you haven't actually been in the medical system of another country, you don't know what you're talking about.
Being in the medical system doesn’t give you a leg to stand on either.
I grew up with insurance and have insurance now in the US. I’ve never had problems getting medical care and the worst year was ~$1000 out of pocket.
The conclusion from that isn’t that it’s a good system for everyone and nobody who complains knows what they are talking about. It’s that anecdotes of good or bad treatment are meaningless.
>Being in the medical system doesn’t give you a leg to stand on either.
If anything it gives one an incentive to see the problem in a way that doesn't threaten their paycheck.
Every nurse will say they're over worked. Every paper pusher will say their job is essential. The guy selling overpriced gloves to the hospital, the landscaper making the grounds look like a country club, they all have justifications as do the people paying them. And they're all on the take to some degree. The whole system is one of top to bottom plausibly deniable unneeded expenditure. Nobody not at the very top is getting rich off it just because so many are in on it. But the fact that they're not getting rich doesn't mean it's not a waste of everyone's money.