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[–] 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I don't think the positive differences would be as dramatic as some here are proposing.

It would immeditately benefit a lot of people with existing large medical bills or chronic health conditions. But this probably wouldn't be an immeditately noticeable economic boon - instead, it would take the form of these people unburying themselves from debt and building up savings.

Over the long term, I would expect more small businesses, more people starting families, and more people choosing to retire earlier. But I think it would probably take a decade or more for this change to really be felt by those not directly impacted.

In the short term, there would be a massive economic restructuring as the entire health insurance industry collapsed overnight. Literally millions of people would be out of work. In the long term, this would be a good thing - but short term, it would be a very big problem.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago* (1 child)

    nurses, and doctors would likely have to take paycuts, or move somewhere else, wors they end up unemployed themselves. right now doctors and nurses are making bank in areas that are underserved(usually states that have largely ignored healthcare).

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    The problem is that the shortage of qualified nurses and doctors is still going to be there.

    What I expect is that the role of nurse practitioner would become a lot more inflated if universal healthcare would become a thing for routine check ups and general practitioners. You may not see a doctor for your physical any more.

    Beyond that, a lot more roles would likely be opened up to cheaper staff as a way to relieve more qualified staff for specific tasks.

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