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How does healthcare work in your country? (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 1 year ago by alcasa@lemmy.sdf.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Not on a theoretical level, but how would you practically have to pay costs, access specialist doctors?

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[–] Ultraviolet@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is the plan the vast majority of people in the US have. It's dogshit.

[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Yes it is. And besides the premium and other costs, we also pay taxes for care for the sickest and the oldest. These private insurers are cherry-picking the group they insure and still charging the outrageous fees, raking in profit and outsourcing the more expensive groups to the rest of us to pay for. So I get about half of my paycheck as netpay after medical, tax, HSA and 401k; same as someone in a socialized nation, but without the assurance of healthcare or a pension.