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Coming from someone who grew up in Germany: Socialized health care sounds good on paper but ask anyone who actually had to go to multiple doctors to get some he
by jasonvorhe 2y ago
Coming from someone who grew up in Germany: Socialized health care sounds good on paper but ask anyone who actually had to go to multiple doctors to get some health issue identified and they'll all confirm that the basic healthcare you receive is of very low quality. Most doctors don't have more than 5-15 minutes per patient, they all have strict budgets of stuff they can actually do for their patients and as soon as you need a specialist, prepare for weeks to months of waiting time.
- Rinzler89 2y agoEven 15 minutes per pacient is incredibly generous. I don't think I ever got more than 5.
- jasonvorhe 2y agoIt depends on the doctor. I seldomly get more than 5-10 minutes, I just wanted to be generous to not provoke any "but I got 15 minutes that one time so you're totally negative here" replies.
- wink 2y agoIt also depends on where you live it seems. I had to look for a long time, but 2 of 3 of my "Hausarzt" have been stellar and taking enough time. When seeing specialists it was even less so that I felt they had no time. Not saying there aren't problems, if it sounds like you're not dying you might wait for an appointment for weeks or months, but after that it was fine for me. (This is all in Munich, we have a lot of doctors)
- kwanbix 2y agoI have been living in Berlin for 8 years. It is short, but not less than 15 minutes. The other option is US healthcare, were you can go banckrupt if you get sick. I prefer the EU way thank you very much.
- yencabulator 2y agoUS is roughly the same but the medical company is owned by private equity and the doctor has to rush through their day to not get fired. Plus, the bill can bankrupt you.