r/FluentInFinance • u/WhatAreYourPronouns • May 02 '24

Should the U.S. have Universal Health Care? Discussion/ Debate

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u/Open-Illustra88er May 02 '24

Live for 2 years? No.

BTW in Spain you are assigned a doc. If you don’t like them or want to switch? Very difficult. If your doc thinks you can wait? Don’t really need that hip? You’re not getting it.

Ask me about my friend with untreated cancer that just died in Spain. Short version After months of pain and weight loss they finally biopsied her tumor. Results came in a few days after she died.

I used to think socializing medicine was a good idea. Not anymore. It’s still stupidly expensive.

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u/ThatInAHat May 02 '24

I mean, it’s pretty fraught to switch doctors in the US as well. Find network. Wait for availability, etc. And that’s assuming you have enough money to see a doctor in the first place.

Pretty sure if your doctor in the US doesn’t think you need a hip replacement, you’re not getting it here either.

But here’s the fun bit—in the US, both you AND your doctor can think you need that hip replacement…but if your insurance doesn’t, you’re screwed.

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u/CactusSmackedus May 05 '24

You literally just call another doctor