This Pittsburgh doctor charges just $35 for most visits - and refuses to take health insurance. Fed up with fighting health insurance companies to get his pa...
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€ !
“Just” $35.
What a hilarious statement, I think I pay around €2 for a doctor’s visit.
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.
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.
Why do they even bother charging the patient at all if the vast majority of funding is coming from the national system?
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€ !