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He just could move to Canada or Europe and avoid insane hospital bills. Just saying.
by TomK32 5y ago
He just could move to Canada or Europe and avoid insane hospital bills. Just saying.
- txcan 5y agoAnd wait for 100 years to get their free X-ray done in Canada ?
- TillE 5y agoI got an MRI (way more complicated than an x-ray) done in Berlin in about a week, for no charge, on public health insurance. But sure, defend an objectively insane system because it's what you're used to.
- fesoliveira 5y agoI don't know where did you get such information, but it takes a few days of wait at most in Canada to get an X-ray.
- mardifoufs 5y agoIn quebec it can take months, maybe weeks if it's a simple radiography.
- deltaonefour 5y agoI'm weirded out by the number of people on HN defending the US medical system. As someone living in the US mayself, everyone is well aware how crazy the medical system is, but in this thread there's a large number of people trying to justify 69k for an "expert" pushing a button to zap you with rays.
- kube-system 5y agoIt's a system that needs some changes, but also, the bill wasn't for an x-ray and nobody paid $69k.
- deltaoneseven 5y agoThe first thing wrong with the system is that number. 69k. Even if nobody paid 69k. Who made up that BS number and for what insidious purpose?
- kube-system 5y agoIt’s the actual price of the service plus the amount that insurance has haggled away.
- jedimastert 5y ago> He just could move to Canada or Europe You know it consistently baffled me that someone can look at a person who struggles to pay a hospital bill and think that moving to a different country is a viable option.
- 28uwedj 5y agoWhen the moving cost is 1/100th of the hospital bill. really? this baffles you? it's an investment.
- jedimastert 5y agoFirst off, he ended up only owing $2,500. Second, what is the break down that gets you anywhere close to $690 to move to Europe, or even Canada? Does that include the upfront costs of renting a place to live? Work visa? Passport fees? For the VAST majority of people who are under-insured or completely uninsured, moving to a different country isn't even close to an option