This is from my first appointment with a new psychiatrist. - eviltoast

I’ll never understand why we pretend that things are this expensive.

USA, of course, because I can’t imagine anywhere else in the world working this much harder and not at all smarter.

FYI, Medicare is our government insurance for older or disabled people and is paid for mainly with taxpayer dollars as well as “small” premiums by members.

Screenshot of an itemized bill.The first line is a charge for an initial outpatient appointment lasting longer than 60 minutes, and is for 679 USD. The second line is a payment from Medicare for 149.49 USD. There is a third line for a Medicare Adjustment of 491.38 USD. The total patient responsibility is listed at the bottom and is 38.13 USD.

  • TachyonTele@lemm.ee
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    9 hours ago

    You are Wrong.

    Almost all European countries have healthcare available for all citizens. Most European countries have systems of competing private health insurance companies, along with government regulation and subsidies for citizens who cannot afford health insurance premiums.Countries with universal healthcare include Austria, Belarus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova,[56] Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom.

    The Royal Government of Bhutan maintains a policy of free and universal access to primary health care.

    In India primary health care is provided by city and district hospitals and rural primary health centres (PHCs). These hospitals provide treatment free of cost.

    Indonesia is currently building a universal healthcare system.

    Israel has a system of universal healthcare as set out by the 1995 National Health Insurance Law. The state is responsible for providing health services to all residents of the country.

    All residents of Japan are required by the law to have health insurance coverage. People without insurance from employers can participate in a national health insurance programme, administered by local governments. Patients are free to select physicians or facilities of their choice and cannot be denied coverage. Hospitals, by law, must be run as non-profit and be managed by physicians.

    Kuwait offers universal healthcare.

    Macau offers universally accessible single-payer system funded by taxes. Health care is provided by the Health Bureau.

    Malaysia has achieved universal health coverage.

    Some of Pakistan’s provinces have universal healthcare coverage.

    Filipinos are covered under the National Health Insurance Program (NHIP) of the Philippine government-owned Philippine Health Insurance Corporation or PhilHealth. Under the Universal Health Care Law of 2019, all Filipinos were automatically enrolled in the NHIP.

    The government of Saudi Arabia provides free universal health coverage for all citizens.

    Singapore has a universal health care system where government ensures affordability, largely through compulsory savings and price controls, while the private sector provides most care.

    South Koreans have access to a universal healthcare safety net, although a significant portion of healthcare is privately funded.

    Sri Lanka provides free universal healthcare to their citizens.

    Thailand introduced universal coverage reforms in 2001.

    The list goes on and on.

    • Kaboom@reddthat.com
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      9 hours ago

      For all you wrote, you failed to read. I said mental health care and dental. And when you go looking, a lot of those countries are missing one or the other.

      • TachyonTele@lemm.ee
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        7 hours ago

        Show me.

        I have free physical, mental, dental and eye in the US.

        And for all you’ve written in other threads, you’re so incredibly wrong mods deleted it all. You constantly fail. Sucks to suck.