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> It's such a surreal concept to me that having to be picked up by emergency services will cost you money. I feel so incredibly lucky to live in a country where
by elithrar 13y ago
> It's such a surreal concept to me that having to be picked up by emergency services will cost you money. I feel so incredibly lucky to live in a country where healthcare is free.
We have a (very good) public healthcare system here in Australia; but an ambulance will still cost you.
- NamTaf 13y agoNot for people in Queensland. It used to be rolled in to our electricity bill at $24/quarter but that was abolished a while ago (apparently 2003). We're now just covered simply by living in Queensland for ambulance transport anywhere in Australia (that is, if I need an ambulance in Victoria, I am covered by the State) [1]. [1]: http://www.ambulance.qld.gov.au/about/ http://www.ambulance.qld.gov.au/about/