Re:How a Medical Catastrophe Can Bankrupt a Life
by Voloskaya on Friday February 02, 2018 @03:20PM
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> Outlandish claim. Venezuela has free healthcare. Argentina has free healthcare. Germany has free healthcare. And in each country, people go private when they can afford it.
Sure private medicine is often still better than the public service, so what?
The point of free health care is to make sure that people with low income can get treated when they need it without getting crushed by debt.
If you are rich and can afford the best private clinic in town that's good for you. But you weren't the one this system is trying to help in the first place.
Sure private medicine is often still better than the public service, so what?
The point of free health care is to make sure that people with low income can get treated when they need it without getting crushed by debt.
If you are rich and can afford the best private clinic in town that's good for you. But you weren't the one this system is trying to help in the first place.