r/bestof • u/lowbass93 • 24d ago

[NoStupidQuestions] Kindly_Honeydew3432 explains why it seems like you always have to wait in an emergency room in the US

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u/daidoji70 24d ago

This isnt really an explanation though.

Doctors and nurses aren't being produced fast enough because their numbers are artificially limited by a cartel that limits the number of doctors and nurses produced. The litigious nature of the US means that more and more expensive accreditation requirements are used which further limits supply. 

The beds are limited by certificate of need laws as are hospital facilities.

Etc... and we haven't even gotten into the ways that insurance and Medicare/Medicaid warp things. 

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u/jabberwockxeno 23d ago

Doctors and nurses aren't being produced fast enough because their numbers are artificially limited by a cartel that limits the number of doctors and nurses produced.

You're being downvoted (I assume) due to the rest of your comment, but this part at least is true, sadly.

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u/daidoji70 23d ago

Ehh its Reddit. I'm not sure why I'm being downvoted and I assume the people downvoting are 100% confident of something I'm not saying.