Comment on Het Pijnstillersparadijs: Europese Zelfbeheersing vs. Amerikaanse Pillenfeest

Maggoty@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• uranibaba@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  That’s really sad.

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  • Maggoty@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Yup, I know.

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• JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  This is my mother for the last year or so because of rotoscoliosis and a bulging disc.

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  • Maggoty@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    I’m so sorry. We really need universal healthcare.

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    • JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      I’m sure we’ll get there next election!

      (Says half of America every 4 years)

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      • Feyr@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Next election? What next election? Elections are so out of fashion now!

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  • uis@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Would flying to Europe and getting healthcare there be cheaper? Look into it.

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    • JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Maybe but still thousands that we don’t have

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      • uis@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        What about post-Soviet countries?

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  • JasonDJ@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    The good thing about the HDHPs is the availability to have an HSA.

    HSA money is collected pre-tax. Balances over a certain amount can be invested. But the good thing about it is that it’s yours to keep. Not like an FSA that disappears at the end of a year.

    So she could save up for the deductible for her surgery for her debilitating chronic pain over the course of several years. After she pays thousands in premiums and her employer pays thousands more. Like a good American.

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• Zess@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  But they’ll only recommend the surgery after trying muscle relaxers ten times over the course of a year.

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