At this company, we are family

Re:At this company, we are family by agloe_dreams on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @02:15PM (#36866882)

US income tax inclusive of state taxes rolls to something like 33%...but then you have health insurance that, for many is FAR greater than 12%. If you include the cost of what your taxes get you, it is far greater than in the US. Keep in mind that even with health insurance people still get multi-hundred dollar medical bills. Broken bones? Min of $1500.

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Re:At this company, we are family by mgaunard on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @02:35PM (#36867205)

A private consultation is typically 200 GBP in London, any minor injury would easily cost you around the amount you say.

Or you can go to A&E and wait 8 hours, and have it be free.

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Re:At this company, we are family by monknomo on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @04:55PM (#36869359)

here you get the wait and you get to pay the private price, on top of your insurance.

At least for me, regular medical care needs scheduled out some months, doctors have poor availbility. I get one freebie a year via insurance, everything else is about $50.

For minor injuries, or medical stuff that needs same-day eyes, but not a full emergency department, there is urgent care. You wait as long as it takes, in my area, usually 30-90 minutes, pay $100 and they may or may not be able to help. Minor prescriptions and stitches they can usually do

For major stuff, such as broken bones, heart attack, psychosis, whatever, there is the ER. You wait as long as you wait, and it's about $300 for the initial visit, though this can climb rapidly if you need to stay.

That's about it for your insured options.

Your uninsured options are similar, but more expensive. If you are extremely poor, or old, or both you may have a semi-free option with medicare and medicaid, but that is more complicated than I care to type out.

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