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i mean, i'm within coverage of brazil's public health care. i can go to any public hospital right now and get whatever care i need. no extra payment required. (
by fernandotakai 7y ago
i mean, i'm within coverage of brazil's public health care. i can go to any public hospital right now and get whatever care i need. no extra payment required. (you can read more here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistema_%C3%9Anico_de_Sa%C3%BAde https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistema_%C3%9Anico_de_Sa%C3%BA...)
but i also pay for private health care -- because it's... well, better. and fortunately, i can afford it.
so i can go to a private hospital and also get whatever procedure i need.
if you think about it, i'm basically paying in double because my taxes go to the public health care system AND i pay for private insurance -- but i honestly don't care, because i want other people, that have no insurance, to have health care.
- 9HZZRfNlpR 7y agoPretty sure thus is the way everywhere here in Europe too, you still pay the huge compulsory insurance but no one forbids private insurance or private out of the pocket. In fact many private places also offer things covered by national insurance if they agree to prices set by the gov.
- fernandotakai 7y agothat's basically my question: can you, within bernie's proposals, do that or not or not? if not, i think his proposal is not that great. if you can keep your private health insurance? well, that is a great plan and i would 100% agree with it.