As an American I’m curious what it’s like if you need to go to the doctor and how much you pay from say a broken arm to general checkup. Also list what country please

  • InternationalHermit@lemmy.today
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    11 hours ago

    Thank you for pointing out the flaws. Americans glorify universal care, and non Americans don’t understand what they are missing.

    As an immigrant to America from a country with universal care, as well as suffering from an auto immune disorder, I am doing considerably better under the USA system than I was in the country I came from.

    Besides the difficulty seeing specialists and getting advanced medication and procedures you have mentioned, proponents of universal care often forget to mention the proliferation of private medical services in every country offering universal care. How come there is a market for private hospitals and clinics if the public system is as great as they claim?

    That being said, I still think the USA system needs major improvement, and in my 20 years of living in the USA, has noticeably gotten worse.

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      17 minutes ago

      How come there is a market for private hospitals and clinics if the public system is as great as they claim?

      Because unfortunately, in capitalism, right wing parties are legal, and when they get to government they enact policy of defunding and destroying public healthcare to promote their corrupt buddies’ alternative: private healthcare.

    • aim_at_me@lemmy.nz
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      5 hours ago

      Tbf. The american system is fine if you can afford to pay. And you’re always welcome to private care in countries with universal care.

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        2 hours ago

        Of course! The ones paying for top medical insurance are being subsidised by all the people that can only afford the more basic care.

        The money has to come from somewhere and it sure as Hell isn’t coming out of the CEOs bonus.