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You do realize that Euroean countris also decide what drugs and procedures they will cover on their national health plans too? Because you have a more limited
by ensignavenger 2y ago
You do realize that Euroean countris also decide what drugs and procedures they will cover on their national health plans too? Because you have a more limited set of options, your doctors will know what is covered and only recomend tose options, but it doesn't mean there aren't things that aren't covered.
- alistairSH 2y agoAt least the set of approved drugs is known. In the US you don’t know until you try to fill the orecription, then it becomes a 4-way game of telephone (patient, MD, pharmacist, and insurance) with each trying to outlast the other.
- ensignavenger 2y agoI concur, it is a pain. The US absolutely needs to improve! The point I was making is that the idea of free, unrestrained, unlimited healthcare in Europe is a myth.
- dcrazy 2y agoMy health insurance plan publishes a formulary.
- heavyset_go 2y agoAs does mine, but many drugs require either a prior authorization that insurance companies can fight or an exemption which can also be fought. It's not a guarantee that you'll get coverage for a specific drug just because you have an insurance plan.