Randahl FinkThe US may have put a man on the moon, but Denmark put an entire population on free healthcare.
John Gordon@randahl Do they include meds?
@jgordon yes. But to create an incentive not to consume unnecessary meds, we normally pay a part of the meds ourselves.
The chronically ill are exempt from this partial payment, and get their meds for free. People in hospital care are exempt too. Poor people can apply to become exempt.
That's more generous than most systems!
goedelchen
Over There@randahl @goedelchen @jgordon yes. Here in Ireland you pay for meds unless you have a means tested medical card. Though there is a scheme that caps the monthly amount you have to pay . It doesn’t cover everyone, or all meds. Lots of cracks in the system
Ridscherli@jgordon @randahl It's not generous: if enough people pay into the same pot, there is enough for hospitals, doctors, care professionals and meds.
This is how social insurance in Germany works (not sure if the danish system runs on taxes or insurance).
Of course you can always discuss the amount of input and output, but a healthcare system should people keep or make them again healthy.
This is how social insurance in Germany works (not sure if the danish system runs on taxes or insurance).
Of course you can always discuss the amount of input and output, but a healthcare system should people keep or make them again healthy.