Does private health care have better doctors?

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  • Yes, in general this is true; private health care physicians are many times able to provide more up-to-date health care options, but a public health care doctor still has great merit.

    Research shows that private health care doctors many times have greater access to more continued education, funding, advanced technology, etc.; however, a public health care physician that does not have that access can indeed use their God-given ability and desire to truly serve people, to aid in the healing process as well. Life experience teaches us that patient, doctor and man's creator are an unmatchable team!

    Yes QuickestLeigh

  • Private health care has better doctors, because the privatized money allows for more competitive salaries to attract the best doctors.

    Private health care naturally has the best doctors, because it has more money. Public health care relies on governmental funding and governmental funding for health care is scarce these days. Private health care can afford to pay the best doctors the money they seek and, thus, they are inevitably attracted to private hospitals and practices.

    Yes CompleteJerrod

  • Private health care does have better doctors because there is more money for extra education and learning classes and conferences.

    Private health care doctors make a larger salary than public health care workers. They also work for companies that are able to pay for them to attend multiple health conferences and stay up to date on current health news, which is not always the case in the public sector. The best doctor is one that continues to grow over their career, which is easier to do in private health care.

    Yes TMacias

  • Private health care has better doctors, because they have fewer regulations to contend with.

    I believe that we have much better health care when we go to doctors who are in private practice. The health co-ops have far too many restrictions on the doctors they hire, and they don't pay those doctors well, so they probably attract the doctors who are either just out of school and need a job, or they can't find jobs elsewhere. With private health care, not a type of "group health care", the doctors are much more motivated to be the best they can be, provide much better service, and are generally more knowledgeable and take better care of their patients.

    Yes ep0xihusky
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20% of users

  • Private health care does not have better doctors, based on research.

    It's a common misconception that private health care comes with higher educated or more successful doctors. But, studies performed by the World Health Organization indicate the that quality of care in socialized medicine systems is comparable to, or often exceeds, that of privatized health care systems. The educational requirements of doctors under both systems are similar, and compensation is similar, based on experience.

    No jaanekyon
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