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In reply to the discussion: My experience with Universal health Care [View all]Ron Obvious
(6,261 posts)My story is not so different than yours. Heart failure when I was in Germany. Three weeks in hospital, first rate medical care, all the tests, it would have run to $350,000 in the US, but wind up costing less than 8,000 Euros, which is less than our annual deductible here. 6 months of pills (6 prescriptions) for 85 Euros.
I tell this story to everyone, but virtually nobody is outraged. I suppose the myth of American exceptionalism is so strong they probably assume medical care in Europe must be third rate if it's that cheap. It's maddening.
Obamacare will do shit to solve this issue, other than subsidising absurdly high insurance rates for some people. Apparently a silver plan should cost us more than a mortgage payment according to the exchange calculator.