Why “healthcare” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
> Why meta is not fully banned in the EU is beyond me :) It’s pretty simple - the EU is unable to produce alternatives. This is because they don’t have the software talent for i…
by tt24 · Sep 21, 2026
healthcare isn’t really a market economy and neither should it be. we should make it a public a service without a profit motive
by nielsbot · Sep 21, 2026
Show HN: OpenDecision – a 400M zero-shot model makes local decisions, plays Doom
by dwa3592 · Sep 21, 2026 · 6 points
> I think that the issue is less cultural and more socioeconomic. Being "other"ed your entire life sucks. Making it in another country with far more limited resources sucks. It'…
by weatherlite · Sep 21, 2026
> It boggles my mind when I still occasionally hear people speaking out against all forms of single payer healthcare in the US saying they don't want to have to wait weeks/…
by AnthonyMouse · Sep 21, 2026
I'm not so sure limiting competition is the way to go here. One thing I hate about US healthcare is the lack of price transparency. They would rather shut an entire hospital dow…
by carefree-bob · Sep 21, 2026
Interest
Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "healthcare" over time.
Mentions
Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "healthcare" over time.
Health care, or healthcare, is the improvement or maintenance of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people. Health care is delivered by health professionals and allied health fields. Medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, midwifery, nursing, optometry, audiology, psychology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, athletic training, and other health professions all constitute health care. The term includes work done in providing primary care, secondary care, tertiary care, mental health care and public health. Read more on Wikipedia