I disagree with some of your positions.
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Originally Posted by KMA-628
Since most of the same people that are providing our healthcare now will be providing our healthcare under a universal system, I can hope that the quality of care stays the same.
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Doubtful. I know several physicians in my area that refuse to participate. The physicians will retire, go into teaching, or employ another method to get out of the scenario in which bean-counters rule.
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Money is a powerful motivator. Will the same monetary incentives be in place under a univeral healthcare system? I don't know.
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Absolutely not. I also know some who no longer do risky procedures, because the insurance companies have limited the compensation for them. If you were paid the same for clipping someone's toenails as for doing brain surgery, and you disliked appearing in court for extended periods, which would you do, and which would you refuse to do?
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Also, I have absolutely no experience with a universal system. Right now, working in the healthcare industry is very attractive as kids grow up and make career decision for themselves--will those same incentives be in place under a universal system?
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Nope. Physicians these days are telling their kids to be dentists. The nursing industry isn't attractive either, but PAs seem to be happy (for now).
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What is the pay difference between a doctor in the U.S. and a doctor in a country that has a universal system?
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Depends on what kind of doctor, and what country.
Pediatricians are notoriously underpaid, and with what they go through, and litigation issues, it's hard to understand why anyone goes into it.
My solution (as someone who was promised VA benefits when I left the service, but has since been told I won't be getting them) is that the only way a universal system will work is with a tiered system. With the lower tier required, in return for being a drag on the portion of society which has to pay their bills, to forfeit their current right to sue anyone and everyone.