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This is honest an American centric attitude. to flip it on it's head. If you get ill or injured in the us you could be more than the $20K in debt for hospital

This is honest an American centric attitude. to flip it on it's head. If you get ill or injured in the us you could be more than the $20K in debt for hospital bills. Whereas Europe has healthcare that will not take away everything you have. Also there is the fact that America is extremely anti-immigration at the moment.

tekla 3y ago
Many US states provides free health care if you are not able to afford it. Just go to one of those states.
sys_64738 3y ago
You'll struggle to see a doctor in a lot of Europe. The NHS in England has wait times of years for doctors visits. The Tory government are trying to move England towards a health insurance scheme.
- diggan 3y ago
  > You'll struggle to see a doctor in a lot of Europe. My experience is limited to living in Spain and Sweden, but neither have had issues with having medical personal available for me when needed, even for relatively minor issues. I'm sure it differs a lot across the continent.
Axsuul 3y ago
How often does this happen? You hear about it but I don’t know anyone within 3 degrees of separation that has had this happen to them.
hash872 3y ago
>If you get ill or injured in the us you could be more than the $20K in debt for hospital bills If you're on a visa and you lose your job and thus your health insurance, you're probably going back to your home country anyways. I wouldn't worry about medical debt then, they can't pursue you across international lines. Send the hospital AP department an email saying 'hi I'm no longer in the US, I'm in HomeCountry for the foreseeable future' and they're just going to write off the debt and call it a day. Medical debts don't cross national borders
thesandlord 3y ago
> Also there is the fact that America is extremely anti-immigration at the moment. In what way? Compared to which countries? If OP is coming to the USA for school, I don't think this is a concern esp in the short term.

tekla 3y ago

Many US states provides free health care if you are not able to afford it. Just go to one of those states.

sys_64738 3y ago

You'll struggle to see a doctor in a lot of Europe. The NHS in England has wait times of years for doctors visits. The Tory government are trying to move England towards a health insurance scheme.

diggan 3y ago
> You'll struggle to see a doctor in a lot of Europe. My experience is limited to living in Spain and Sweden, but neither have had issues with having medical personal available for me when needed, even for relatively minor issues. I'm sure it differs a lot across the continent.

Axsuul 3y ago

How often does this happen? You hear about it but I don’t know anyone within 3 degrees of separation that has had this happen to them.

hash872 3y ago

>If you get ill or injured in the us you could be more than the $20K in debt for hospital bills If you're on a visa and you lose your job and thus your health insurance, you're probably going back to your home country anyways. I wouldn't worry about medical debt then, they can't pursue you across international lines. Send the hospital AP department an email saying 'hi I'm no longer in the US, I'm in HomeCountry for the foreseeable future' and they're just going to write off the debt and call it a day. Medical debts don't cross national borders

thesandlord 3y ago

> Also there is the fact that America is extremely anti-immigration at the moment. In what way? Compared to which countries? If OP is coming to the USA for school, I don't think this is a concern esp in the short term.