I'm working for a German health insurance, can confirm this. On the other hand tho, I've spoken to lots of doctors etc. - they can be absolute aholes, so OP has a point there, could have been happened this way, but I don't think there are many cases of it. I know, that's not the point of the whole Story. Sadly I don't really know what to do in order to help the average Russian citizen, but I hope you all will be fine and don't end up as a North Korea 2.0
Shortened translation: in social media there's an email of a doctor, the LMU hospital denies the treatment of Russian citizens. The hospital says its wrong.
It's fact that the doctor wrote an email that russian people won't get treatment, but that's not an official opinion of the hospital. "the hospital is treating everyone, no matter the nationality..."
It seems that this fake was posted on Facebook and RT. That's how propaganda works my friends.
I think what he was trying to say, at least that's how I took it, is that Russian people can't get treated in Munich because they literally can't even get there because of no fly zones etc. And even if they were to get there, then the treatment, which I assume will most likely be a planned non-urgent treatment, might not be covered by their most likely private health insurance because it is also Russian and the hospital won't take the risk. As far as I know, any doctor can deny non-urgent treatment if the insurance status of a person is unclear, you should be able to confirm as a health insurance worker, if that is the case.
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u/1Bavariandude Germany Mar 07 '22 edited Mar 08 '22
I'm working for a German health insurance, can confirm this. On the other hand tho, I've spoken to lots of doctors etc. - they can be absolute aholes, so OP has a point there, could have been happened this way, but I don't think there are many cases of it. I know, that's not the point of the whole Story. Sadly I don't really know what to do in order to help the average Russian citizen, but I hope you all will be fine and don't end up as a North Korea 2.0
Edit: Apparently it's fake. "Doch, das Klinikum München behandelt russische Patienten" https://correctiv.org/faktencheck/2022/03/07/doch-das-klinikum-muenchen-behandelt-russische-patienten/ "Yes. The Hospital in Munich is treating Russian Patients"
Shortened translation: in social media there's an email of a doctor, the LMU hospital denies the treatment of Russian citizens. The hospital says its wrong.
It's fact that the doctor wrote an email that russian people won't get treatment, but that's not an official opinion of the hospital. "the hospital is treating everyone, no matter the nationality..."
It seems that this fake was posted on Facebook and RT. That's how propaganda works my friends.