I agree in spirit, but Italy has this and it didn't really make a difference. We need a very aggressive public health intervention, not just easier access to care, or we will overwhelm even the best health care system.https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/1238260930733056000 …
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Ah ok, the bed numbers issue is a good one - provided all the privately-held beds are made available freely, I suppose. I just hope I'm wrong about the US and the danger it's in. Thanks!
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There is no sufficient amount of beds for an uncontrolled pandemic. The issue is measures to slow the infection rate, to slow the demand for beds. I agree with
@Pinboard that it's not something solved by universal healthcare. I also agree with your original reply.
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I always think about the risks I could have taken (personal and professional) if my family's healthcare wasn't tied to my employer. I would imagine there's a force multiplier to those kinds of externalities but how do we count them?
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People not getting tested because they can’t afford it directly leads to more people being infected, which helps cause the lack of beds. This isn’t as key right now since somehow we have no tests available, but will matter in the long run imo
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isn’t it relatively easy to acquire more beds and convert space to icu space, and the real bottleneck is equipment like ventilators
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While maybe true as far as coverage is concerned, people are not getting tested because they’re worried about paying for testing—not helpful.
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As I understand it, you can't get tested in most places in the US for any amount of money right now. There just aren't enough tests
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