[nradov]

Ultimately the only viable plan is going to be severe care rationing. In most developed countries we have an aging population with an increasing incidence of chronic diseases and a shortage of physicians. Regardless of whether payments come from governments, employers, or individuals the reality is that we simply won't have the resources to care for everyone.

[HarryHirsch]

In Britain, citizens have a hard time getting basic dental care that they can afford: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-13/uk-dentis...

The demographic explanation simply does not hold water when routine healthcare is not available.

[DanBC]

Important to point out that dentistry in England does not follow the NHS model of "free at the point of delivery, available to all regardless of ability to pay" but follows an insurance model, with a bit of state provision for those who can't afford insurance.

And dentistry is why people in England are scared of changing the model for NHS healthcare, because we see that dentistry is fucking awful for huge numbers of people.

The problem with the NHS is not the model, it's the funding.

[themitigating]

But that's routine healthcare for one particular part of the body. Meaning it could be true for general health.

In the US dental is considered a seperate insurance for most. So there's a separation for whatever reason meaning using it to disprove the demographic theory for "regular" healthcare might be valid

[confidantlake]

At least in the US they could stop restricting the number of residency slots.

[nradov]

The number of residency slots isn't restricted. The problem is that almost all residency program funding comes from Medicare and hasn't increased much for many years.

https://savegme.org/

[alostpuppy]

This