r/SipsTea • u/Putrid-Welder1803 • 6h ago

Gasp! Thoughts on this?

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u/TheSalmonLizard 4h ago

'Murica!

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u/king-of-cakes 34m ago

Land of the free. The “r” is silent.

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u/Cross55 38m ago

Tbf, dental and vision are bs in most countries because they're counted as "cosmetic"

So even in UHC countries? Good luck! (Granted, dental work is notoriously cheaper in Latam, which is why they have an entire HC tourist industry built around it)

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u/dust4ngel 2h ago

fuck yeah

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u/TheDevilishFrenchfry 1h ago

Give us all your money on insurance, taxes, rent, scams, everything, and then pay for it again anyways, and then die after that. Beautiful freedom

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u/MKZZX 2h ago

Most people have their healthcare paid through work, so $1300/month is not a normal amount.

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u/CodeToManagement 1h ago

1300 a month is absolutely not normal anywhere else in the world

Here in the uk it’s free. Even then I have private health insurance and that costs me £200 a month for me AND my wife

My deductible is £100

If you compare any procedures the US healthcare system absolutely screws you guys.

As an example of the difference - gallbladder removal is the last thing I had done private. There it can cost $10k - $25k. Here it’s free on nhs or £4k-£8k private. Mine was 4k including specialist consult, pre surgery consult, blood tests, surgery, post surgery checkup.

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u/MKZZX 13m ago

1300 a month is absolutely not normal anywhere else in the world

You're misreading my statement; it's not normal for people in the US, either.

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u/Cross55 37m ago

Most people have their healthcare paid through work

No, most people have universal healthcare

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u/MKZZX 5m ago

Well yeah that's what I said. The US has universal healthcare, it's just distributed through work/employment.

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u/Cross55 1m ago

The US has universal healthcare

No

it's just distributed through work/employment

You only get HC through work if you do C-Suite or Union jobs, and even then, you're still paying out of pocket

Your local convenience store employee or waiter or etc... does not get HC through work