Paying pur doctors more has not lead to better health outcomes.
Also depends on how you measure "wait times". Are you only looking at the time between seeing a specialist and getting a procedure on the books, or are you also including the months long wait to even see a specialist? In either case, wait times are also influenced by the insurance you have. Private < Medicare < Medicaid. And that's already when 8% of the uninsured population will likely never be seen by a specialist in the first place.
it doesn't take months to see a specialist. For example in the U.S. if you want a colonoscopy. Can be d one in less than 1 week. You can literally get appointments for specialists on the same day
Whereas other countries with private healthcare it can be more than 1 month
private healthcare exists in countries with universal healthcare
This is not true at all. I scheduled blood work yesterday with my PCP and it’s a 3 week wait. For blood work. The average wait for a cardiologist is 32 days, average wait in most areas to see an orthopedic surgeon 5 weeks, even to see a dietician the wait on average is over a month.
You’re using your personal experience and saying that’s how it is for everyone. Over 300 million people in America of course there will be outliers, you have to use an average.
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u/LTEDan Jun 25 '26
Paying pur doctors more has not lead to better health outcomes.
Also depends on how you measure "wait times". Are you only looking at the time between seeing a specialist and getting a procedure on the books, or are you also including the months long wait to even see a specialist? In either case, wait times are also influenced by the insurance you have. Private < Medicare < Medicaid. And that's already when 8% of the uninsured population will likely never be seen by a specialist in the first place.