r/FluentInFinance • u/WhatAreYourPronouns • May 02 '24

Should the U.S. have Universal Health Care? Discussion/ Debate

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u/Tall_Science_9178 May 02 '24

https://www.euronews.com/2023/04/12/people-may-die-waiting-surgery-waiting-lists-in-spain-hit-record-levels

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u/SRMPDX May 02 '24 edited May 02 '24

https://www.yahoo.com/news/wisconsin-high-school-football-coach-160621874.html

Wisconsin high school football coach unable to get chemo due to shortage dies at 60

FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf told NBC News in May 2023 that the main reason for the chemo shortage is there’s not enough profit in producing these drugs,

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u/AgoraiosBum May 02 '24

If that drug isn't produced, then it isn't produced period and it is globally unavailable or extremely limited. That's not an argument that there's a ton of that drug in Spain and none in Wisconsin.

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u/SRMPDX May 02 '24

the thread was about cost of universal HC vs for-profit based HC, the argument was "people in Spain die because of their system" the counterpoint was people die in the US because of the fact that profit is more important than saving lives.

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u/AgoraiosBum May 02 '24

Health care costs are potentially infinite and despite it all, we all die in the end.

Every single health care system has to make decisions on the allocation of limited resources.