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@SmudgeTheInsultCat The Australian figure isn't right. It's not a large figure but it certainly isn't zero. Not everything is covered by Medicare or the PBS.
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I was going to say there are a few corner cases in Japan as well, especially with very expensive cancer treatments that are only reimbursed later.
I was going to say there are a few corner cases in Japan as well, especially with very expensive cancer treatments that are only reimbursed later.
embix@jannem @skribe @SmudgeTheInsultCat According to estimates there are 60.000 people without health insurance in Germany. I reckon at least a 1 digit percentage of those may be affected.
As for the rest, they might not get the required treatment when in need, so that isn't a good thing either.
TL:DR: Those numbers are an inadmissible oversimplification.
Lea de Groot TZ+10@SmudgeTheInsultCat welll… i am reliably informed that the most common reason Australians access their superannuation (retirement funds) early is for major dental work - its not funded under the government Medicare scheme. Not quite medical bankruptcy, but a sign of not good things
Angelina@SmudgeTheInsultCat French politicians want to impose an American-style system on us. 😭
Josh (open until closed again)@SmudgeTheInsultCat @faraiwe Wait till next year.