“The collapse is caused mainly by debt and the economic crisis in Puerto Rico and historic privatization of the health care system there. Our research shows patients are waiting for six to eight months to get an appointment with a specialist. If that’s not a sign of collapse, I don’t know what is,” said Varas-Diaz.
Yep. It’s what’s gotten my father to pull his head out of his ass regarding public Healthcare. His last argument was longer wait times in Canada/UK, and the difference us pretty much gone. Broken doesn’t even begin to describe it.
A buddy of mine is a staunch republican, like almost died with covid because it’s not real type, he’s also a veteran. When he had to go to the VA after he got out, he said he needed a PHD to get his healthcare. That while he was a soldier, his only healthcare decisions were to go or not to go in for what he needed. His dad was a doctor growing up, so he didn’t know normal healthcare. I explained that civilians have had the VA type of healthcare for decades. I told him that was what Obamacare was supposed help with and be more like what he had as a soldier but the r’s weren’t having it. Next topic.
My buddy has* VA healthcare. The rest of us don’t even get to see a doctor, dentist or anything else.
Corrected.
It’s working as designed.