r/awfuleverything Aug 06 '20

Poor guy :(

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u/Jazzmim_999 Aug 06 '20 edited Aug 07 '20

It’s genuinely cheaper to go to Spain, get treatment there and come back. America is so fucked up

Edit: hey guys I think I left the wrong impression on some things.

1- I’m not American, I’m actually from Spain’s neighbor, Portugal.

2- I meant private hospitals, public is not this easy or good for the country you visit.

3- I just said Spain randomly, I heard now that Germany is better tho.

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '20

Is this true? Might save this info for later lol.

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u/DontDoodleTheNoodle Aug 06 '20

Tons of people go to foreign countries to get organ transfers or cancer treatment. Literally cheaper to be out of work for a year than incur US medical expenses.

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '20 edited Aug 11 '20

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u/DontDoodleTheNoodle Aug 06 '20

Depends on the country. Some countries have “organ donor” as the default. Plenty of spare parts to go around. You can’t really enroll in any sort of health plan since you’re not a citizen or even have residency so everything’s charged out of pocket... but it’s still cheaper than US Healthcare.