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Re:Costco now offering virtual medical care for $29 by BurningFrog on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @12:59AM (#37654611)
The horror stories from the UK type system are more like "I had to wait 8 months for treatment" or "my medication wasn't available".
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Re:Costco now offering virtual medical care for $29 by troupo on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @01:24AM (#37654795)
"I had to wait X times for treatment" is a very common complaint in the US on top of "I can't get treatment because my insurance doesn't cover it".

Same for "medication wasn't available": "my insurance doesn't cover the medication required".

The US literally has a video genre of "rationing of insulin to survive".

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Re:Costco now offering virtual medical care for $29 by hello1234567 on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @02:53AM (#37655413)
in uk, good thing is, if you do get to see the doctor, you don't have to pay anything but the tricky thing is "getting some one to see you".

on average, system is good for bottom half but system is pathetic in terms of services after paying such high taxes.

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