09-02-2023, 09:39 AM
That's absolutely tragic.
Where I'm from, you get most medical stuff for free (if you're insured, and you're insured up to the age of 26 for free if you're studying, then you need to have a job or register for unemployment. Or pay insurance, which is like 600 PLN per month, so that's less than 200 USD), the trouble is there's a long wait for most appointments. I, for instance, despite not being insured get psychiatric care for free because I have a diagnosed mental health issue (I didn't even realize it was a thing and was worried I'd have to pay through the nose for ending up in a psych ward, but apparently it is. Makes sense, too, since lots of poeple with serious mental health issues have little to no income. I remember there being a pretty big group of homeless guys at the ward, for instance).
Then again, we've got a significant group of people who are so enamored with the American Way TM that they would insitute a similar system to yours if they could, lol. Probably because they think they're rich. Well, they'll stop being "rich" the moment they get hit with their first serious medical bill, haha.
Where I'm from, you get most medical stuff for free (if you're insured, and you're insured up to the age of 26 for free if you're studying, then you need to have a job or register for unemployment. Or pay insurance, which is like 600 PLN per month, so that's less than 200 USD), the trouble is there's a long wait for most appointments. I, for instance, despite not being insured get psychiatric care for free because I have a diagnosed mental health issue (I didn't even realize it was a thing and was worried I'd have to pay through the nose for ending up in a psych ward, but apparently it is. Makes sense, too, since lots of poeple with serious mental health issues have little to no income. I remember there being a pretty big group of homeless guys at the ward, for instance).
Then again, we've got a significant group of people who are so enamored with the American Way TM that they would insitute a similar system to yours if they could, lol. Probably because they think they're rich. Well, they'll stop being "rich" the moment they get hit with their first serious medical bill, haha.
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