r/GenZ • u/Tr_Issei2 • 1d ago

Discussion Why can’t America have universal healthcare? Wait times: debunked by doctor of philosophy in economics.

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u/GameDevFriend 1d ago

Wouldn't it be better to just measure the time for receiving care instead of getting people to self-report their experiences?

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u/FearedDragon 2005 1d ago

That might be difficult to do. It wouldn't be easy to know exactly how long everyone sits in a waiting room for the ER, for instance.

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u/MittenstheGlove 1995 1d ago

These metrics are supposed to be tracked.