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Originally Posted by Azure
I realize that, which is why you need to add a balanced 'private' option. What is wrong with allowing doctors to commit 80% of their time to the public system, and 20% of their time to the private side?
I'm not exactly sure WHICH solution we should use, but I do know that the two-tier option is the best. We can still run a successful universal system even with private care.
And we need user fees. There is absolutely no doubt that people abuse the system. $10/visit.
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Is there any evidence to support that people are abusing the system? I'm asking for evidence other than anecdotal "I sat in the waiting room and everyone else there was faking it"
From my limited time in the medical system I can say that people are routed to Emergency at times to get specific testing and such. So while the guy sitting there isn't near death he needs medical attention and that is the only place to get it, or hes been directed there by a doctor. As far as people going to their doctor too often they often have little choice. My son had about a dozen ear infections in his first two years of life; he would get sick and we knew what it was but you still have to go in for a prescription every single time. Its just the way the system operates...a user fee would not deter these cases and frankly most people who are sitting there for a few hours are there for something legitimate.