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> I can’t help but think what they would’ve done 100 years ago? These treatments and drugs were not available then These treatments are available _now_, and ev
by ghusto 2y ago
> I can’t help but think what they would’ve done 100 years ago? These treatments and drugs were not available then
These treatments are available _now_, and everyone in western Europe can have them, from the poor to the ultra-rich. The fact that someone in the USA paying through the nose (in comparison to how much we pay in Europe) can't, should explain his motivations.
- gedy 2y ago> everyone in western Europe can have them, from the poor to the ultra-rich > ...should explain his motivations. Yes they can - however European medical systems do "ration" these in their own way, but via bureaucracy and waiting. Reading his manifesto, a big part of his frustration is getting the runaround and misdiagnosis. Given this guys mental state, I'm not confident he'd be fine with European care either. They also were not poor from what I understand.
- ghusto 2y ago> European medical systems do "ration" these in their own way, but via bureaucracy and waiting Not in the two European countries I've lived in. The UK's NHS works without insurance and is admittedly a total shitshow in London, but I've heard that it's okay outside of the major cities. Other countries that have varying levels of subsidised healthcare with insurance don't ration in the way you're describing.