• Norgur@kbin.social
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    8 months ago

    Well, lower wait times is a boon of a completely privatized system. But the reason why is something that’s conventiently omitted by those using this argument
    The reason why the US system can boast with less wait times is that care is sought less often because people can’t afford it or fear financial ruin If they seek help for something that wasn’t strictly life threatening to treat.

    So, the queue at the doctor’s become shorter because you kicked out half the people needing help, not because the doctor became faster or something.

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      8 months ago

      yeah and honestly, from my experience, wait times are plenty high. My wife has had to wait months for specialists and weeks just to see the generalist.

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      8 months ago

      is there data to support wait times being faster? because thinking that wait times could be any worse than that already are in the u.s. seems ridiculous. it’s not fast here.