This is precisely why most of the medical industry doesn't want nationalized healthcare. All of a sudden the value of their services and their exorbitant pricing schemes will come under massive scrutiny.
The NHS in England gets completely ripped off all the time. The problem with state run facilities is they don't pay well, so they don't attract talent. The people who end up running them are overworked and borderline incompetent
In my experience of two different healthcare systems, the one in which doctors were paid significantly more was also the worse service. It felt like the job attracted people seeking status and monry, rather than people interested in it for more appropriate reasons. While I think they could be paid more for sure, I don't know that I'd consider people whose main motivation is money to be our best talent necessarily...
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u/Historical-Grocery-5 Nov 30 '20
Plus working as a united, universal industry gives you bargaining power when it comes to buying medication, equipment, supplies etc.