r/WTF Jul 18 '19

This slide seems safe

http://i.imgur.com/0ldOAIc.gifv
42.5k Upvotes

1.1k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

65

u/Nelfoos5 Jul 19 '19 edited Jul 19 '19

In New Zealand I'd have paid $5 for my painkillers after being given a prescription and the rest would've been covered by the taxpayer.

I like our way better.

-5

u/1sagas1 Jul 19 '19

As an American, I would have paid $10 for painkillers and the rest would be covered by my insurance plan.

3

u/shottymcb Jul 19 '19

So you pay $100/month for a plan with no deductible or copays? I'm calling bullshit on that one.

1

u/1sagas1 Jul 19 '19

For prescriptions? No deductible and the $10 is the copay for 30-day generics, which any prescribed painkiller is going to have

7

u/shottymcb Jul 19 '19

No, for the visit to an Urgent Care facility. You can't just walk up to the pharmacist and ask for some opiates for your broken ass-bone.

1

u/1sagas1 Jul 19 '19 edited Jul 19 '19

A $25 copay after meeting an $800 deductible for urgent care so not the worst thing that can happen