As an American I’m curious what it’s like if you need to go to the doctor and how much you pay from say a broken arm to general checkup. Also list what country please

  • PM_ME_YOUR_ZOD_RUNES@sh.itjust.works
    45·
    1 day ago

    Canadian here:

    Some provincial governments are purposely underfunding healthcare in their provinces in order to make it worse. The purpose behind this is to try and push for more private healthcare. They figure if everyone thinks the current healthcare system sucks, it’s easier to sell them on private. I’m fucking tired of this shit. The world is just full of greedy selfish assholes.

    • NekoKoneko@lemmy.world
      21·
      24 hours ago

      This is what the US is doing with other successful public services, like our postal service, social safety services, along with our limited public insurance options. I feel like the goal of this tactic generally needs to be shouted out, taught, put on billboards for a decade, because it just keeps working for right-wing saboteurs in so many situations

      • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        9·
        23 hours ago

        Reagan was open about “starve the beast,” and many Republicans literally run on the idea.

        These people are so inundated with constant propaganda that they believe they want this.

        This isn’t happening behind the right’s back, they are cheering it on

    • Phil_in_here@lemmy.ca
      5·
      21 hours ago

      We’ve also got luxury health for our teeth only. Its not like we need them to eat properly and its not like we need to do that daily.

      I’ve spent thousands of dollars of government money for digestive issues that I’m fairly confident link back to the fact that my teeth only make contact in 4 places, but the cabal of dentists and orthodontists keep teeth payable and I can’t afford $10k for braces that I (who am not a medical professional) think I need, but that orthodontists (who, in this country are licensed tooth renovation salespeople) think they could give me nicer looking teeth for.

      I agree to an extent that cosmetic medicine doesn’t need to be covered, but there’s no option for me to get my teeth medically corrected so I can eat properly, or, and what may be my biggest gripe, that I have a medical practitioner that wants to get me out of the healthcare system rather than sell me a fucking smile.