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

  • cynar@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 hours ago

    There are some limits to it, and ways around it for the rich (as per usual ☹️).

    The cost still mostly scales with your income, rather than how much care you need.

    • AA5B@lemmy.world
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      2 hours ago

      I don’t understand why so many of my fellow citizens wouldn’t want this

      I guess we sort of have some, in that if you’re on Medicaid or on one of the exchanges, you get subsidized coverage based on your income

      But higher income people don’t pay more, plus I imagine that at some point you have enough income that you wouldn’t need health insurance…… and people wonder why our system is so expensive