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Re:What happens when patients find out how good their doctor... by pessimizer on Monday December 04, 2017 @09:18AM (#15843949)
Same reason why not having net neutrality is a problem. Eventually health care gets terrible for the people who aren't paying, or are paying less, and you've institutionalized a two or more tier public service based on wealth.

What if somebody could pay extra to have the best firemen, or the best police?

WalterBright has posed a real problem here, but I honestly think that the solution is just that patients pick their doctors, and if they can't get the doctor they want, they can get on a waiting list for that doctor while seeing another. Additionally, that waiting list would not involve any administrator latitude or patronage, just list seniority.

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Re:What happens when patients find out how good their doctor... by WalterBright on Monday December 04, 2017 @07:12PM (#15848770)
On the other hand, most health care is routine, and one doctor is as good as another. The best doctors are needed for the hard cases. A strict waiting list does not allocate doctors to where they would be most effective.

It's similar to the inherent misallocations of rationing - goods & services are not allocated to where they are most needed.

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