• YurkshireLad@lemmy.ca
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    1 month ago

    We already have a two tier system. You either wait months or years or you pay to go private if possible.

    • halcyoncmdr@piefed.social
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      Not much different than the US… Except the first still costs you thousands, while the second costs you tens of thousands. And in both cases the insurance you pay for will automatically deny every claim and force you to argue that what your doctor ordered is actually necessary while the insurance company effectively practices medicine with an accounting degree.

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        1 month ago

        Number one cause of bankruptcy in America:

        Medical debt.

        A doctors visit could cost you a thousand.

        An MRI will cost you 3-5k

        A few stitches could cost you 10k.

        A single stint to unblock an artery will cost near 100k or more.

        long term stays for severe injuries, Radiation, chemo, coma, life support… Just write off anything anyone in your family could earn in the next 5 or 10 generations.

        All the while paying a mandatory 30k per year for insurance (which, like.you said, will deny, delay,defraud).

        And then there’s the cost of prescription medication…

        On an unrelated note:

        Who’s your favourite Mario Kart character?