Re:The Socialist Calculation Debate
by testrun on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @04:35AM
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Not quite. Since 1968 four things happened in healthcare:
1. A wider range of healthcare issues can be cured or repressed due to advances in medicines. This directly lead to more doctor appointments.
2. People life expectancy increased, but older people need more healthcare.
3. Mental healthcare stigmatization went away (mostly), and therefore more doctor appointments.
4. Due to the higher demand in healthcare and the control over supply, the provider cost is higher than inflation.
1. A wider range of healthcare issues can be cured or repressed due to advances in medicines. This directly lead to more doctor appointments. 2. People life expectancy increased, but older people need more healthcare. 3. Mental healthcare stigmatization went away (mostly), and therefore more doctor appointments. 4. Due to the higher demand in healthcare and the control over supply, the provider cost is higher than inflation.