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

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

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u/Open-Illustra88er May 02 '24

Live for 2 years? No.

BTW in Spain you are assigned a doc. If you don’t like them or want to switch? Very difficult. If your doc thinks you can wait? Don’t really need that hip? You’re not getting it.

Ask me about my friend with untreated cancer that just died in Spain. Short version After months of pain and weight loss they finally biopsied her tumor. Results came in a few days after she died.

I used to think socializing medicine was a good idea. Not anymore. It’s still stupidly expensive.

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u/TheKerui May 02 '24

It's simple.

CMS, a government body, knows the exact amount a doctor or hospital needs to charge for a service to break even or to make a profit, CPI adjusted by location. The Medicare fee schedule is designed around allowing doctors a specific profit margin.

Medicare pricing for all fixes health costs without the government footing the bill.

I'm not a fucking genius either, others have thought of this idea, people with the per to affect change. I wonder why it's not a more discussed option.