Wht do they even bother charging the patient at all if the vast majority of funding is coming from the national system?
Comment on This Doctor Won’t Take Health Insurance - and Charges Just $35 a Visit | AJ+ (5:46)
Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 months ago
“Just” $35.
What a hilarious statement, I think I pay around €2 for a doctor’s visit.
Fermion@mander.xyz 4 months ago
BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 4 months ago
In France the cost for a doctor’s visit is 26€. 18.55€ is reimbursed by the public health care insurance and the rest is generally reimbursed by private insurance.
There is a big debate right now because the doctor’s unions want the cost of the visit to go up to 30€ !
realitista@lemm.ee 4 months ago
That’s because you live in a place with single payer. In the US, a $35 flat rate can save a lot of lives for people who have no options.
OneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
I think their point is “wow, look how backwards America is. This incredibly cheap option by their standards is fucking dog shit by mine”.
And like yeah, they’re right.