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Not really. If they’re expensive, in France the health system might decide to not pay for it. Or pay for it in very restricted cases. You wouldn’t know about i
by crubier 2y ago
Not really. If they’re expensive, in France the health system might decide to not pay for it. Or pay for it in very restricted cases.
You wouldn’t know about it though, your doctors would just tell you that they are out of therapeutic options and to gather with your loved ones, unaware of the fact that your cancer is actually treatable.
Source: Am French, happened to a very good friend of mine 5years ago. They ended up surviving after a gofundme paid for a US treatment, administered in a private hospital in Barcelona. They made it and are doing well now, thanks to the “evil US private capitalist health system”
- brianwawok 2y agoIt’s such a tough thing. To me my life is worth infinite money and every possible dollar I can get ahold of. If that applied to everyone then we go literally bankrupt and spend every available dollar of GDP very quickly.
- jseliger 2y agoTo me my life is worth infinite money I'm facing just this problem and my life is not worth "infinite money:" http://jakeseliger.com/2024/05/16/the-financial-costs-of-healthcare-costs-or-is-keeping-me-alive-worth-it http://jakeseliger.com/2024/05/16/the-financial-costs-of-hea...