Private Equity is acquiring and combining small practice veterinarians and pet insurance is becoming more common. Soon vet care may feel much more like human care.
That’s exactly what I was thinking and I thought it was where the post was going to go. The writer’s grandfather and mother would have seen how it happened in human medicine, I bet very direct comparisons could be drawn to the current state of veterinary medicine by the author.
The fact that private equity firms aren't being bombed for the shit they're pulling now--i.e., the way they're moving into the housing market--is an embarrassment to us as a people.
When they were playing abstract numbers games, it was easy and well enough to ignore them; now that they're getting involved in things that affect human life, it's time to take action.
That said, I don't think pet insurance itself is a bad thing... no one should have to give up on their pet because of bullshit money concerns... but I think insurance should be universal... and we should solve human health insurance first.
As much as I love my pets and am willing to spend beaucoup bucks on their health care, I'm not sure I ever see free universal veterinary care being a thing. Too many people human problems will always be there for people to be comfortable using taxes to fund Fido's chemo.
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