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This Doctor Won’t Take Health Insurance - and Charges Just $35 a Visit | AJ+ (5:46) (www.youtube.com)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (3 children)

"Just" $35.

What a hilarious statement, I think I pay around €2 for a doctor's visit.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That's because you live in a place with single payer. In the US, a $35 flat rate can save a lot of lives for people who have no options.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

I think their point is "wow, look how backwards America is. This incredibly cheap option by their standards is fucking dog shit by mine".

And like yeah, they're right.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Why do they even bother charging the patient at all if the vast majority of funding is coming from the national system?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

In France the cost for a doctor's visit is 26€. 18.55€ is reimbursed by the public health care insurance and the rest is generally reimbursed by private insurance.

There is a big debate right now because the doctor's unions want the cost of the visit to go up to 30€ !