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by ebiester 1733 days ago
Many people who receive health care in the US have strong opinions that it is broken. That is, it is expensive compared to other industrialized countries. It requires sick people to own their health journey in a way other countries would find absurd. The experience of being at a doctor for anything but a basic malady is immensely frustrating.

So, there's a definite problem compared to other industrialized countries. And it seems like the supply is artificially constricted which exacerbates the problem.

From there, it's speculation. But which part of the above is missing evidence?

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He said views are skewed, not lacking evidence. Your polemic perhaps demonstrates this. However, opinions that the system is broken may also be lacking evidence. US healthcare ranks highly for outcomes that typically frighten patients. US healthcare also ranks highly by satisfaction, though it also ranks highly for pessimistic outlook. These kinds of statistics may map to what the doctors in this thread are reporting.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_quality...

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-management-ad...