Single Payer Health Systems

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19. Italian health care

Wed Jun 22, 2022, 11:31 AM

Jun 2022

In Europe (Italy) health care is a right and almost if not totally free. I have a friend who went to Italy for a visit. She stepped off curb wrong, her ankle collapsed and down she went. The locals rushed up, and they got her into a car and took her to the hospital. In the ER doors, a quick check up, then X ray, back to to ER room to wait. The doctor came in told her she had fractured her ankle and needed a cast. Immediately they put a cast on her, gave her some pain meds and told her to come back in a few weeks. She told me it was 2 hours from doors to cast. She was braced for a huge bill. but it was USD $32.00. For everything.

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'Want To Cry': Bill for Uninsured Hospital Stay in Italy Stuns Americans [View all] ck4829 Jun 2022 OP

Good for Newsweek KS Toronado Jun 2022 #1

Thats cool the Italians would cover the costs.... TheRealNorth Jun 2022 #2

It's not as though he went there with the express intention of having surgery. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2022 #3

The injured man They_Live Jun 2022 #5

Ah I missed that. TheRealNorth Jun 2022 #6

Me too, the first time around. They_Live Jun 2022 #7

I hear you on the time frame Quanto Magnus Jun 2022 #33

Italian enid602 Jun 2022 #41

They either cover tourists or the Ski place does IbogaProject Jun 2022 #4

I can tell you exactly what my conservative relatives would say about that. Diamond_Dog Jun 2022 #8

Italy tax rates James48 Jun 2022 #17

that's a pretty sweet deal IronLionZion Jun 2022 #25

In 2019 my sister was on a cruise with us in Europe kimbutgar Jun 2022 #9

But Millionaire Florida US Senator Rick Scott thinks Americans are spoiled Vogon_Glory Jun 2022 #10

Rick Scott is possibly the worst of them and he's, amazingly, a current US Senator. jaxexpat Jun 2022 #35

Rick Scott is possibly the worst of them and he's, amazingly, a current US Senator. jaxexpat Jun 2022 #36

I had a similar experience in Venice unc70 Jun 2022 #11

Just had minor breast cancer surgery 90,000 in & out same day Oppaloopa Jun 2022 #12

One of my daughters gave birth in Germany - hospital and much more paid by the German gov't. erronis Jun 2022 #13

Can you see that happening in the United States? Diamond_Dog Jun 2022 #21

You mean the babies those same Republicans are going to force by law to be born? Volaris Jun 2022 #29

Our system is really f'd up. I long for some single payer system, but its dead for now. Evolve Dammit Jun 2022 #47

The Italians have different values dlk Jun 2022 #14

After flying to Paris a few years back tavernier Jun 2022 #15

Morocco hospital ER bill keithbvadu2 Jun 2022 #16

Hosted and mentored international students Marthe48 Jun 2022 #18

Italian health care azureblue Jun 2022 #19

When I lived in Taiwan geardaddy Jun 2022 #20

When Taiwan was evaluating systems around the world for which to adopt IronLionZion Jun 2022 #24

Interesting. I didn't know that. geardaddy Jun 2022 #27

A friend's wife has dual citizenship. LudwigPastorius Jun 2022 #40

The US rations care by cost IronLionZion Jun 2022 #22

"Uninsured" is misleading. So is "he had no form of insurance." CaptainTruth Jun 2022 #23

I agree. This shouldn't be anything to do with "insurance". It should be a right provided by the gov erronis Jun 2022 #30

Reddit thread that this article is based on: sl8 Jun 2022 #26

I live in LittleGirl Jun 2022 #28

I have supposedly great insurance. onecaliberal Jun 2022 #31

In 2022 the Medicare Maximum Out of Pocket is $7550. Who the F has that much to spend yearly Ziggysmom Jun 2022 #32

I had the same experience in Canada. Why can't we do this? Well, we could if the GOP didn't block Martin68 Jun 2022 #34

They are the problem at every turn. Evolve Dammit Jun 2022 #48

I've been told we all just want "free shit" tho. n/m BradAllison Jun 2022 #37

My mom had a hemorrhagic stroke a few months ago. LudwigPastorius Jun 2022 #38

I've had to refinance my house twice MontanaMama Jun 2022 #39

I'm self employed too Unwind Your Mind Jun 2022 #46

That is so f'd. I am so sorry we seem unable to do better. Maddening. Evolve Dammit Jun 2022 #49

Perfect example jonstl08 Jun 2022 #51

THIS. MontanaMama Jun 2022 #52

Congress and the Supreme Court will continue to do their sworn duty. mn9driver Jun 2022 #42

2016 in London jonstl08 Jun 2022 #43

Your last line sums it up. We are brainwashed into thinking this is impossible here. Evolve Dammit Jun 2022 #50

In Canada, I got a condition, had an operation that cured it, never saw ANY bill. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2022 #44

Our problem is healthcare insurance companies. The Jungle 1 Jun 2022 #45