I get there is a supply restriction, and yes, there's likely a backlog due to a lot of people letting preventative diagnostics slip during the pandemic (or just being unable to get them done due to Covid restrictions). I don't get the part about still no in-person visits. Even more frustrating: doctors themselves don't need to call eve…
I get there is a supply restriction, and yes, there's likely a backlog due to a lot of people letting preventative diagnostics slip during the pandemic (or just being unable to get them done due to Covid restrictions). I don't get the part about still no in-person visits. Even more frustrating: doctors themselves don't need to call everyone back. Just having someone answering phones and treating patients like human beings would be a significant improvement here even if the result (months of waiting) is the same. I am really very irritated that almost three months later, I can't even find out if I'm on the waiting list because no one will take, or return, a simple phone call.
I agree! I’m definitely not a defender of our healthcare system, and I actually think it’s worse than the government. I just think there are economic incentives for healthcare to have terrible customer service, because the demand is guaranteed due to lack of supply.
I’m a pessimist on this subject but I think there’s no pathway to improvement because conservatives really like that the healthcare system “owns the libs” in the sense that liberals complain about it a lot and are frustrated it doesn’t change, while the left wing cultural politics of educated doctors and nurses and healthcare administrators mean that the left won’t change things unless they can do it in a way that won’t cut any healthcare worker’s salary ever.
I get there is a supply restriction, and yes, there's likely a backlog due to a lot of people letting preventative diagnostics slip during the pandemic (or just being unable to get them done due to Covid restrictions). I don't get the part about still no in-person visits. Even more frustrating: doctors themselves don't need to call everyone back. Just having someone answering phones and treating patients like human beings would be a significant improvement here even if the result (months of waiting) is the same. I am really very irritated that almost three months later, I can't even find out if I'm on the waiting list because no one will take, or return, a simple phone call.
I agree! I’m definitely not a defender of our healthcare system, and I actually think it’s worse than the government. I just think there are economic incentives for healthcare to have terrible customer service, because the demand is guaranteed due to lack of supply.
I’m a pessimist on this subject but I think there’s no pathway to improvement because conservatives really like that the healthcare system “owns the libs” in the sense that liberals complain about it a lot and are frustrated it doesn’t change, while the left wing cultural politics of educated doctors and nurses and healthcare administrators mean that the left won’t change things unless they can do it in a way that won’t cut any healthcare worker’s salary ever.