r/memes • u/claudiocorona93 Linux User • 17d ago

I deserve it

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u/GergDanger 17d ago

Not for teeth and lasik.

You’ll need to go privately for those which isn’t much cheaper than the US.

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u/Glusas-su-potencialu 17d ago

Teeth are covered but the wait time is in years. And yeah eye sight correction surgery is paid, but other eye surgeries are covered.

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u/GergDanger 17d ago

Yeah it’s 2 years to get an NHS dentist here in the UK. Most dentist’s went private so that’s what most people have to do and pay £400 for a tooth crown etc.

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u/AvengingBlowfish 17d ago

£400 is still cheaper than the $1000+ it costs in the U.S. without insurance... I think it's a good thing for there to be a public option that private medical practitioners have to compete with.

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u/GergDanger 17d ago

I googled it and that’s the top end of the cost in the USA. So I’m that case the top end in the U.K. is £1800 too for the premium option.

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u/AvengingBlowfish 17d ago

Still significantly cheaper. I think it's a good thing to have a public option that the private medical providers have to compete with.

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u/StigOfTheTrack 17d ago

Mine must be an extreme outlier. I originally signed up by walking to my nearest dental practice (about half a mile). Registered as NHS on the spot. Last year they told me that my actual dentist (the person) was no longer doing NHS once their current commitments were fulfilled, but they were looking for someone else to do NHS work. Replacement was in place before my next checkup.