As anticipated the the socialist ponzi scheme is all falling apart because the money has run out. Too many unfunded liabilities and not enough children born to leech off to keep it going.
Fortunately in Australia we still have a two tiered system and can get care if you pay for it or have insurance. However, you can see prices sky-rocketing as the system collapses more broadly - made worse by the 10s of thousands of medical professionals who left due to vaccine mandates. More and more general practitioners are switching to private billing because the Medicare subsidies can't keep up with business costs.
It's funny. Several years ago a former PM suggested the idea of a small co-payment (something like $5 or $10) for Medicare billed treatments to reduce the financial stress on the system and disincentivise hypochondriacs. Everyone seemingly lost their mind. However, now you routinely need to pay $30 to $50 to see a doctor.
As anticipated the the socialist ponzi scheme is all falling apart because the money has run out. Too many unfunded liabilities and not enough children born to leech off to keep it going.
Fortunately in Australia we still have a two tiered system and can get care if you pay for it or have insurance. However, you can see prices sky-rocketing as the system collapses more broadly - made worse by the 10s of thousands of medical professionals who left due to vaccine mandates. More and more general practitioners are switching to private billing because the Medicare subsidies can't keep up with business costs.
It's funny. Several years ago a former PM suggested the idea of a small co-payment (something like $5 or $10) for Medicare billed treatments to reduce the financial stress on the system and disincentivise hypochondriacs. Everyone seemingly lost their mind. However, now you routinely need to pay $30 to $50 to see a doctor.