[nothercastle]

Soviet health care is like that. A friend is taking care of an elderly mother and to get anything done you have to network through associates, acquire medicines for medical procedures though 3rd party networks. Assemble your own surgical team etc. It’s a completely tribal and manual process. When done with western money you can get world class care though. I would assume similar things are possible in the USA if you are willing to pay out of pocket and have the right connections and millions of dollars. It’s just not visible to regular folks in the under 1%

[x86x87]

I don't think anyone is saying that you cannot get the best healthcare on the planet if you have the required money. Lots of money.

The problem is that most people don't have that kind of money and the system as a whole is designed to take advantage of regular folks by not providing the care they need (regular care, not the best care).

[nothercastle]

I think this is a common theme in all 3rd world medicine. That’s the point we’re moving towards that model

[x86x87]

I think the point is that we are already there :(

[nothercastle]

It can get worse but yes… Concierge medicine will only grow as a chuck of the sector. Right now we have a 2 tier system and a very small high end 3rd tier and eventually the premium tier will expand and the 2nd tier will collapse