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You bring up a counter point that I’ve heard often, and my usual response is that most could probably find admin positions in the government’s system, and the rest can figure it out like the rest of us.

The last part doesn’t make for a great sales pitch, so what about those people who don’t have a job anymore?

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Munkisquisher@lemmy.nz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Keeping people in unproductive jobs isn’t an excuse to keep a drain on the the system and bloating costs of health care.

What do they do in other countries that don’t have those roles? They find jobs elsewhere or train in something else. Of course you wouldn’t be able to reform healthcare overnight, it would take a decade or a generation.

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Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
In the UK, hospital administration still goes on. There’s no shortage of jobs for skilled administrators. There are people to assess whether you’re eligible for free treatment, people to assess what treatment you’re eligible for, people to bill patients who choose to go private and chase their debts, etc.

Plus there’s the extra layers of administration at local, regional, and national levels.

Plus there’s people moving money around to ensure bills get paid, facilities are maintained, and staff are fed. Money still moves around even when the patient isn’t the one paying it.

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