Re:Hospitals release lists of retail prices for services
by ceejayoz on Sunday January 13, 2019 @10:35AM
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> Insurance companies cannot prohibit you leaving the country.
Neither will developed-world single-payer systems, in virtually all cases. It sounds like you're referencing the Alfie Evans case, which a) was unusual enough to receive international headlines and b) involved a terminal, untreatable minor incapable of making their own decisions.
Hell, even in the UK, you can opt for private treatment - they've got a dual private/public system, as do many single-payer systems.
Neither will developed-world single-payer systems, in virtually all cases. It sounds like you're referencing the Alfie Evans case, which a) was unusual enough to receive international headlines and b) involved a terminal, untreatable minor incapable of making their own decisions.
Hell, even in the UK, you can opt for private treatment - they've got a dual private/public system, as do many single-payer systems.