Re:A Kid, a Minor Bike Accident and a $19,000 Medical Bill
by gambiting on Thursday November 26, 2020 @07:29AM
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>>but if I had a choice of going to a UK hospital for free, or paying a grand to know my daughter will be perfectly cared for
I just don't understand why it's a binary choice, either free care of good care. My own experience with the NHS has been stellar, the standard of care I have received(and still receive) is incredible. Everyone is very friendly and I get all my meds and treatment for free. My father has fought cancer for 9 years, during that time he had multiple operations and years of Glivec supplied to him free of charge, the only complaint he's ever had was that they would only reimburse him for 2nd class train ticket when going to the hospital for an operation, even though driving was more expensive.
But the thing is - if I or him ever wanted to(for some reason) to go private, that's still an option. Private insurance with private doctors and hospitals is also available. In US you don't really have any option other than going private.
I just don't understand why it's a binary choice, either free care of good care. My own experience with the NHS has been stellar, the standard of care I have received(and still receive) is incredible. Everyone is very friendly and I get all my meds and treatment for free. My father has fought cancer for 9 years, during that time he had multiple operations and years of Glivec supplied to him free of charge, the only complaint he's ever had was that they would only reimburse him for 2nd class train ticket when going to the hospital for an operation, even though driving was more expensive.
But the thing is - if I or him ever wanted to(for some reason) to go private, that's still an option. Private insurance with private doctors and hospitals is also available. In US you don't really have any option other than going private.