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[–] YourHuckleberry 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (14 children)

Summation of conversations I've had with a doctor about the healthcare system.

Doctor: "The system needs fixing."

Me: "Agreed, we need to socialize the healthcare system."

Doctor:"Not like that, I still wanna be rich!"

[–] Hypersapien 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You think the doctor has some say in how much medical care costs? This has nothing to do with the doctors. This entirely about the health insurance companies.

[–] YourHuckleberry 2 points 1 year ago

The AMA is officially opposed to single payer healthcare. Maybe it wouldn't make a huge difference, but I think it could change a few minds if the body who represents all doctors in the US didn't have the stance that we all just need more and better insurance.

This is from the American Medical Association. A body composed of some 270 thousand medical professionals.

Find out how the ACA should be improved, and why improving the ACA is preferable to pursuing Medicare-for-All:

://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/patient-support-advocacy/ama-vision-health-care-reform

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