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Re:Her Various Symptoms Seemed Unrelated, Then One Doctor Pu... by seanmcdirmid on Sunday February 18, 2018 @09:08AM (#16406129)
Almost makes the red envelope culture in Chinese hospitals seems appealing.
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Re:Her Various Symptoms Seemed Unrelated, Then One Doctor Pu... by imron on Sunday February 18, 2018 @10:42AM (#16406521)
Not at all.

Having to slip the doc and the anaethetist a red envelope and hoping it's the enough that they'll take proper care of you is not a good system to live under.

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Re:Her Various Symptoms Seemed Unrelated, Then One Doctor Pu... by erric on Sunday February 18, 2018 @10:21AM (#16406421)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_envelope

I’d never heard of this before.

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Re:Her Various Symptoms Seemed Unrelated, Then One Doctor Pu... by jotm on Sunday February 18, 2018 @10:51AM (#16406575)
Lol, that's exactly life in Eastern Europe/ex-USSR. There's socialized medicine, but if you want better service, you have to bring a gift (whisky, chocolate, money, the latter is always desirable). Not just hand cash over, that's disrespectful nowadays.
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Re:Her Various Symptoms Seemed Unrelated, Then One Doctor Pu... by linkmotif on Sunday February 18, 2018 @11:48AM (#16406852)
My grandmother was a pediatrician in Kiev in Soviet times. Her salary was about on par with anyone else, but she got tons of gifts.
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Re:Her Various Symptoms Seemed Unrelated, Then One Doctor Pu... by twic on Sunday February 18, 2018 @10:43AM (#16406530)
On the situation in hospitals specifically:

https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/the-red-envelope-capita...

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