Yeah, that happens sometimes. But in this case the price of an operation will be drastically cheaper.
I had this situation in Germany, there was a minor operation I needed to have which was not life threatening so the one that insurance covered had a waiting period, so I decided to go pay outnof pocket and it was around 800 euro. The cheapest price I could find in US for it started at 11000 dollars.
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FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week agoThere are public healthy systems that just won’t offer that operation. Or you’ll have a 1.5 year waiting list. So in the end, unless you’re rich and pay for private insurance, it comes out as the same.
Nalivai@discuss.tchncs.de 1 week ago
FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
For sure. But now imagine your disabled and on disability income, where you get payed 1k a month and are living in poverty.
Nalivai@discuss.tchncs.de 1 week ago
If you’re disabled and on disability income, it will absolutely not cost you 800 euro. You will be put in front of the queue for the free one. That’s why I, able bodied working person with slightly above median income, had to wait. And I think it’s as fair of a system that is possible under the circumstances.
FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
That’s not how it works in my country. Great that that’s how your country works. The vast majority of those with universal healthcare don’t work like that.
I used to work for a disability advocacy organisation so I can assure you that.
Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
For every case of a disabled persion on benefits having to wait 1.5 years for a non-urgent operation because they can’t afford private healthcare, there are a million of cases of people who get a common problem like Diabetes or Cardio-Vascular problems and get treated for free (down to getting the medicine for free, which for a person below the poverty line will be true even for the worst countries).
FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
You’re vastly underestimating the number of disabled and poor people and you’re vastly overestimating the number of things that are covered.
I get your proud of your country or your system or whatever, but please don’t minimise the experience of already marginalised groups.
funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
there’s still waiting lists in the US.
CurlyWurlies4All@slrpnk.net 1 week ago
People in Australia do experience medical bankruptcy. It’s incredibly rare now. But it’s true. But it used to be so much worse before we had a public health system. And health outcomes were worse as well. And it cost more.
www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-18/…/11124180
FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
An article just yesterday about the same happening in Switzerland
rts.ch/…/covid-long-delais-de-2-ans-pour-une-rent…
Deway@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Not it’s not about that at all. This is about someone not getting disability checks, not healthcare, two very different things.
FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
It’s about bankrupcy due to a medical condition.
Yes, resulting from lack of treatment and delay in paying disability benefits.