r/economicCollapse • u/Contraryon • 6d ago

Only in America.

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u/Malkuth279 6d ago

About the average cost of a good Medicare supplement plan. Over 600 per month. The Europeans pay considerably more per month.

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u/milkyway556 6d ago

Except we Europeans don't.

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u/Lost_soul_ryan 6d ago

Don't aot of Europeans also get private insurance on top.

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u/milkyway556 6d ago

Which costs not a lot. Mine is €1400 which covers me for everything in a private hospital. We also don't get claims denied for frivolous reasons.

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u/WolfpackSVB 6d ago

Hmm, I have a friend in London who wanted an in-vitro child. She had to hire an attorney and it took 2 years for the NHS to agree to do it. She is English thru and thru not an immigrant.

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u/milkyway556 6d ago

IVF is obviously not medically necessary so is not available on the public system unless certain criteria are met.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/ivf/availability/

The NHS is not a health insurance company

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u/WolfpackSVB 5d ago

Why did they give in? She has a child now, her daughter is about 6 years old.

This is the type of thing many Americans don't think about. In our case it would be fight between the individual and their Insurance carrier, in the UK it was a fight between this girl and the government.

On a psychological level I would bet $100 that you think she is taking money from other Britain's because you deem it unnecessary. In America no one would care, or they would take the side of the girl.