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Just a reminder that the european and canadian healthcare systems have abysmal wait times, to the point that people can often expiernce permanent life injuries or even death due to the extreme wait times to be treated. While emergencies are usually treated quickly most things that cause long term injury aren't emergencies.
and the worst wait times, often resulting in harm
% of people waiting more than 2 months for a specialist.
Germany 2x vs USA, new zealand 4x, sweden 3x, australia, 3x, France 3x, canada 5x.. all % of people waiting more than 2 months for a specialist
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/health-care-wait-times-by-country
+bonifartius 𒂼𒄄
@freemo i learned today that apparently the insurances here have a say in if and how long you receive sick pay from them (the maximum duration is ~70 weeks).
guess what happens next!
exactly, they fuck with people who are sick too long, mostly psychological things. "would be a shame if we'd have to pay less/nothing because you don't take psychomeds" etc.
i'm all pro general health insurance, but they shouldn't have any say in how much they are going to pay and for how long. that is upon doctors to decide. if there is doubt about fraud, they could still have another professional who's chosen by a 3rd party look at the case to verify it. currently it seems that "some guy in the office" just decides upon what happens.
tinfoil territory: every well-intentioned idea is then implemented in a way to be the maximum ripoff of the populace.
@bonifartius
100% agree with your stance