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Re:Who profits most from America's baffling health-care system? by petre on Sunday October 22, 2023 @05:11PM (#37979132)
We have a friend that had a ski accident in Switzerland (broken arm, open fracture). The EHIC was next to useless. They had to pay a "few" grand CHF out of pocket for the surgery. I think the private insurance covered some of that after many phonecalls and a few months. Needless to say, I won't be going skiing in Switzerland anytime soon.
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Re:Who profits most from America's baffling health-care system? by yread on Sunday October 22, 2023 @06:11PM (#37979546)
Was it a private hospital/ward? Operations and stay at public hospital should be covered

https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=1021&langId=en&in...

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Re:Who profits most from America's baffling health-care system? by 221qqwe on Sunday October 22, 2023 @06:37PM (#37979708)
Are there public hospitals in Switzerland? Isn't the healthcare system entirely private?
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Re:Who profits most from America's baffling health-care system? by obruchez on Monday October 23, 2023 @07:52AM (#37984380)
"Most Swiss hospitals are privately owned, however, some are public or run by a non-profit." https://www.expatica.com/ch/healthcare/healthcare-services/h...
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Re:Who profits most from America's baffling health-care system? by dguest on Monday October 23, 2023 @01:33AM (#37981955)
Meanwhile in France my friend broke her arm skiing and payed with the spare change in her pockets. It wasn't enough to cover the cost of ambulance, cast, etc, but the people at the clinic basically said "whatever" and sent her home a few hours later.
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Re:Who profits most from America's baffling health-care system? by Gud on Monday October 23, 2023 @08:43AM (#37984860)
Is she a French resident? Swiss residents don't pay in case they're in an accident, provided they work for more than 8 hours a week.
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Re:Who profits most from America's baffling health-care system? by obruchez on Monday October 23, 2023 @07:55AM (#37984424)
I live in Switzerland and had never heard of the EHIC before. Switzerland not being part of the European Union means that some of those international cooperations don't always work as well as they should.
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Re:Who profits most from America's baffling health-care system? by Gud on Monday October 23, 2023 @08:42AM (#37984847)
On the other hand, if you are a Swiss resident and employed for more than 8 hours per week, you're insured from accidents by your employer(=totally free to go to the hospital in case of an accident).

If you work less than that, the accident insurance premium is not that high(less than 50 CHF per month).

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