Re:Jump in cancer diagnoses at 65 implies patients wait for ...
by klyrs on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @08:46PM
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7. I'm a private medical insurance company. See #4
8. I'm a privately owned hospital. See #4
Overheads in the US are pretty ridiculous, and lobbying gets 5 through 8 incredible ROI.
In addition to all of these reasons, we have tribal affiliation. Health care for all has been spun as socialism for so long that real progress here seems utterly intractable. Even if you could convince politicians that your list of reasons don't add up, they'd still look you dead in the eye and tell you that it won't happen because their constituents would come for their heads.
8. I'm a privately owned hospital. See #4
Overheads in the US are pretty ridiculous, and lobbying gets 5 through 8 incredible ROI.
In addition to all of these reasons, we have tribal affiliation. Health care for all has been spun as socialism for so long that real progress here seems utterly intractable. Even if you could convince politicians that your list of reasons don't add up, they'd still look you dead in the eye and tell you that it won't happen because their constituents would come for their heads.