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nradovlast Monday at 9:33 PM1 replyview on HN

Nationalized healthcare might help with certain things but it can't create capacity out of thin air. Just because the government theoretically covers everyone doesn't mean that services are actually available when needed. In general the countries with the highest levels of nationalization also have the most problems with shortages. When everything comes straight out of the government budget there's always a political tendency to cut costs by reducing provider payrolls, imposing waiting lists for expensive treatments, or refusing to cover certain treatments at all.


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tga_dyesterday at 1:09 AM

> In general the countries with the highest levels of nationalization also have the most problems with shortages.

Do you have any citations for this? I've heard this rhetoric before, but every time I look into it, searching around for studies on google scholar or the web, I can only find studies and reports indicating that health outcomes trend better in countries with more universal coverage. There are think pieces with anecdata of course, but no actual peer reviewed publications I can find.

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