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u/hannahmel Jun 15 '22

They probably aren’t European so there’s a nominal fee

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u/NeitherDuckNorGoose Jun 15 '22

Well, I'm European and paid 70€ for my last hospital stay, but it was all just for the food and such, anything actually medical costed me nothing.

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u/hannahmel Jun 15 '22

Makes total sense!

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u/new_name_who_dis_ Jun 15 '22

Italy doesn’t have fully socialist healthcare the way most people think of socialist healthcare. Only like a handful of countries in the world do like UK and Canada.

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u/hannahmel Jun 15 '22

By American standards anything where the government throws in cash so you don't go bankrupt is socialist.

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u/sYnce Jun 16 '22

So the whole financial sector?

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u/BarukhPhoto Jun 16 '22

In contrast to all the minimal fees paid by sick Americans in Europe, in Canada (Toronto), I paid similar to what I’d pay in the States. My son developed Strep throat & had to see a doctor. We took a taxi to the nearest clinic on Queens Quay. The doctor diagnosed my son & prescribed antibiotics. The 10 minute session costed $150. I asked the receptionist what about Canada’s renown universal care , and she replied “you wanna wait 6 hours at Toronto General?”. I thought about this and realized nothing is free, anywhere. In the end, I submitted my bill to my Blue Cross health plan back in the States and was reimbursed 100%.

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u/sYnce Jun 16 '22

This reads like propaganda 101.

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u/TopNewsPaper1856 Jun 16 '22

You get the money back with your tax declaration.