I have no idea how to solve it. There seems to be a lot of inefficiency around medical codes and procedures. Something easy may be plain English medical services vs obscure matrix of codes and terms to improve overhead cost and give more clarity to consumer. Trump made a pass at this with the 48 hour thing and getting estimations.

Next, maybe an ale carte offering of discrete primary direct care depending on your ailments. Only read about these, never seen it operating in real life.

Finally, address the excessive cost for things like X-ray and imaging. X-ray technology is over hundred years old, yet it defies the curve of becoming more affordable over time.. like a camera. Many strange regulatory aspects could be lifted as well to promote local practices. My understanding is there is somewhat of a good ole boys club to placate to open shop even if you qualified.


Also, dental and vision ought to be part of medical insurance, not separate coverages.

Preach

Don’t let anyone fool you. the US experiences the same


What do u think private for profit health insurance companies do exactly? Except the squeeze is much harder than the government because naturally the government is willing to spend more on its citizens

I wonder what US wait times would look like if we included everybody who puts off treatment for months/years due to not being able to afford it.

Long lol

If you want a screening colonoscopy depending on where u are in the country u need to wait a year at times.

American healthcare is falling apart actively in front of us, becoming increasingly unaffordable, yet our government and individuals pay more for this “free market” health care than any other country on the planet

And as much as I am in favor or a single payer system…Obamacare, while well intentioned, was a grave mistake but it gave all the power to corporate healthcare because of the EMR mandates. And what did the emr mandate do vs the intention? Intention was to have easily accessible records. Reality ? -> 20 different emrs that don’t talk to each other and it’s harder to access records than before when it was just paper. Meanwhile >25% of private docs having to join corporate health care just to stay alive and work, ultimately decreasing the standard of medicine

This post was edited by Bazi on Oct 9 2023 09:01pm

The fear of "socialism" passed down from media to consumer has and will continue to kill people that it could of cured.


This post was edited by theCrossbones on Oct 9 2023 09:29pm

The fact that we don't have a federally mandated EMR standard is a fucking travesty. It hurts my brain. It's 2023.

Lol seen that , the whole segment is rlly good



https://youtu.be/wD6PRsqbia8?si=Zn0SGIs1rH96ftfe

Ugh on phone and failing at putting this YouTube embedded in. It’s a short watch but this guy is an ophthalmologist who hits the nail on the head every freaking time

This post was edited by Bazi on Oct 9 2023 09:36pm

before I open it, it's Dr. Glaucumfleckin isn't it?

Yarp.

Yep, been watching him a while. Truly a gem.

This post was edited by NetflixAdaptationWidow on Oct 9 2023 09:35pm

Loveeee him, he just sums it all perfectly