Incorrect. Even getting a bandage and a bed would cost hundreds if not thousands even with great insurance.
Source: real life
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mikkowus@lemmy.world 1 day ago
A lot of that “free healthcare” is like getting a bandaid and a bed to sleep on. Real surgeries and such cost money. People with money in places with “free healthcare” usually buy their own health insurance on top of the free stuff. In the USA, the basics are free if you can do paperwork. And if you can’t do paperwork, you just end up with a bad credit score.
OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 1 day ago
th0maswaschosen@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I have NEVER paid for healthcare and i have got some hard stuff on my family.
In case you want the “juicy” examples:
- 3 people dead from cancer where 2 of them lived more than 7 years with numerous treatments, including chemo.
- 3 heavy surgeries. The last was my father who got rammed by a van while riding his motorcycle. He got the full left leg in platinum. Probably cancer is more expensive but that one was all done in 11 surgeries in less than 2 years.
Hope that helps.
The country is Spain by the way.
crunchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
I once had to pay $250 for just a 15-minute conversation with a doctor. With insurance.
DarkFuture@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I had to pay $400 after waiting 4-5 months in serious pain (uncommon injury) for an appointment with a specialist and when I got there I was with him for maybe 3 minutes as he explained I was sent to the wrong place and gave me the number for the place I was supposed to go.
I never actually paid. I refused. I’m actually not sure if they ended up sending it to collections. I was in too much pain to give a shit about any of that. I just knew I wasn’t going to willingly pay them.
Oh yeah, WITH insurance.
Our system isn’t just a joke. It’s a predatory scheme.