Healthcare Education and Q&A Thread

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

In the Obama Care thread a question came up, and I want to bring it here for clarification, keeping in mind this thread's original goal of information

Specifically, I asked for a model that was based not on a homogeneous population. It seemed clear to me that a diverse population would have more stresses on the healthcare system than a uniform nation like Japan or Norway.

In Saden's response he stated


So, I am asking this question:

Does the diversity of a nation make a difference in the field of health care?

Thanks in advance.

I see what you're getting at, certain races and ethnicities deal with varying levels of incidences of different diseases. But all modern nations have to be ready to treat any illness, no matter how prevalent in their society. I don't think certain nations experience a lower level of cost than we do because of this, I think they experience it because their system is set up to encourage a lower level of utilization of healthcare services.