Former US Surgeon General Jerome Adams said he got a $5,000 bill for a recent ER visit, highlighting big problems with the US healthcare system.
  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    I think all healthcare in this country is overpriced

    That’s cool. So why defend an obvious case of overpriced health care by insisting the clinic is exceptional? An exceptional clinic would - presumably - be exceptionally accessible. Throughput is as much a function of quality as individual results.

    Hospitals have finite resources.

    That’s fine. Dehydrated people require a finite medical intervention.

    The most skilled and ambitious health care professionals

    Are not required to administer a saline drip.

    • Ajen@sh.itjust.works
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      9 months ago

      So why defend an obvious case of overpriced health care by insisting the clinic is exceptional?

      Please point out where you think I was defending overpriced health care, so I can clear up this misunderstanding once and for all.

      • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
        01·
        9 months ago

        The best doctors and nurses should get paid the most.

        You’re using an arbitrary metric (best doctor) to assign a discrete value (most pay). That’s inevitably going to result in every doctor with a high opinion of oneself to charge a higher rate than their peers.

        The end result is overpriced care.

        • Ajen@sh.itjust.works
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          9 months ago

          The mental gymnastics it took for you to make that leap is impressive. Do you think all doctors put the same amount of effort into their work? I can tell you from personal experience that some doctors are pretty lazy and don’t deserve above-average pay. On the other hand, some truly go above and beyond.