Comment by Kankuro
8 hours ago
Regarding healthcare, the successive governments have tried to limit the healthcare expenses by limiting the numerus clausus of trained medicine students (with the support of the doctor unions). Now there is more demand than offer (which goes to the most attractive areas), the scarcity is really high in the countryside, you can wait for months for an appointment and it will take years before new doctors are trained. There are several worrying structural problems, but compared to some other countries healthcare is quite affordable and high quality.
> limiting the numerus clausus of trained medicine students (with the support of the doctor unions)
Same in usa. You get attacked and namecalled if you bring it up .
How dare you suggest we reduce the quality of doctors to the top 1% rather than top 0.2% of academic performers! Quality will fall through the floor if they aren't in such high demand!
I know the same thing happens with state bar associations in various states. They lobby to limit the number of law students to restrict competition and keep legal services outrageously expensive. NIMBY capitalism at work.