• Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    6 months ago

    “Just” $35.

    What a hilarious statement, I think I pay around €2 for a doctor’s visit.

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      6 months ago

      That’s because you live in a place with single payer. In the US, a $35 flat rate can save a lot of lives for people who have no options.

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        6 months ago

        I think their point is “wow, look how backwards America is. This incredibly cheap option by their standards is fucking dog shit by mine”.

        And like yeah, they’re right.

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      6 months ago

      Why do they even bother charging the patient at all if the vast majority of funding is coming from the national system?

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      6 months ago

      In France the cost for a doctor’s visit is 26€. 18.55€ is reimbursed by the public health care insurance and the rest is generally reimbursed by private insurance.

      There is a big debate right now because the doctor’s unions want the cost of the visit to go up to 30€ !