r/FluentInFinance • u/The-Lucky-Investor • 11d ago

“Medicare for All” would save the U.S $5.1 Trillion over 10 years Discussion/ Debate

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/11/30/easy-pay-something-costs-less-new-study-shows-medicare-all-would-save-us-51-trillion
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u/Secret_Squire1 11d ago

American having lived in Europe and the UK.

No it’s more like having to wait several weeks to be seen by a GP to be told to go home and take Tylenol while resting. I had my foot run over by a car and was told the same thing.

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u/Cadet_Stimpy 11d ago

It takes months to get appointments in the US now too. It’s not a socialized healthcare issue, it’s a medical professional shortage issue.

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u/AggravatingDisk7237 11d ago

I just got seen same day by my GP. They do walk-ins 8-6 everyday.

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u/reptilesocks 11d ago

Good for you. In NYC my past two PCPs had a month-long waitlist.

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u/AggravatingDisk7237 11d ago

I have friends in London who literally joke if they get sick they won’t be seen until next year. I don’t know why people try to say the USA is anywhere near that.