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Only for the "soziale krankenversicherung" or basic plan. US has a massive free healthcare system called "Medicaid" which is similar to the basic plan for low
by systemvoltage 4y ago
Only for the "soziale krankenversicherung" or basic plan.
US has a massive free healthcare system called "Medicaid" which is similar to the basic plan for low income individuals and families, the scale of which is unknown to many:
> Medicaid is the largest source of funding for medical and health-related services for people with low income in the United States, providing free health insurance to 74 million low-income and disabled people (23% of Americans) as of 2017, as well as paying for half of all U.S. births in 2019.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicaid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicaid
In addition, each state has other provisions. For example, California's Medical system is used by a third of California's population:
> Benefits include ambulatory patient services, emergency services, hospitalization, maternity and newborn care, mental health and substance use disorder treatment, dental (Denti-Cal), vision, and long term care and supports.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medi-Cal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medi-Cal