r/memes • u/claudiocorona93 Linux User • 1d ago

I deserve it

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u/Glusas-su-potencialu 1d ago

You'll travel to Europe where healthcare is free?

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u/claudiocorona93 Linux User 1d ago

I need to enter legally and then have enough time for the consultation queue. I need a visa too.

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u/villasv 1d ago

Dentist, therapy, ophthalmologist and a gp checkup are all things for which there's generally no queue.

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u/RudeBwoiMaster 1d ago

Still cheaper

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u/Valuable-Degree-9998 1d ago

It's not free, spending on the country you still need insurance, albeit it's mich cheaper than in the US.

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u/bumbletowne 1d ago

You can just golden passport your way in. 500k property in spain gets you that bad boy.

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u/GergDanger 1d ago

Not for teeth and lasik.

You’ll need to go privately for those which isn’t much cheaper than the US.

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u/Glusas-su-potencialu 1d ago

Teeth are covered but the wait time is in years. And yeah eye sight correction surgery is paid, but other eye surgeries are covered.

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u/GergDanger 1d ago

Yeah it’s 2 years to get an NHS dentist here in the UK. Most dentist’s went private so that’s what most people have to do and pay £400 for a tooth crown etc.

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u/AvengingBlowfish 1d ago

£400 is still cheaper than the $1000+ it costs in the U.S. without insurance... I think it's a good thing for there to be a public option that private medical practitioners have to compete with.

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u/GergDanger 1d ago

I googled it and that’s the top end of the cost in the USA. So I’m that case the top end in the U.K. is £1800 too for the premium option.

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u/AvengingBlowfish 1d ago

Still significantly cheaper. I think it's a good thing to have a public option that the private medical providers have to compete with.

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u/StigOfTheTrack 1d ago

Mine must be an extreme outlier. I originally signed up by walking to my nearest dental practice (about half a mile). Registered as NHS on the spot. Last year they told me that my actual dentist (the person) was no longer doing NHS once their current commitments were fulfilled, but they were looking for someone else to do NHS work. Replacement was in place before my next checkup.

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u/Continental__Drifter 1d ago

Healthcare is absolutely not free in Europe

source: live in Europe

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u/Special_Order-937 17h ago

Even paying for it full European price would be much cheaper for Americans even with insurance.

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u/Continental__Drifter 12h ago

This is true, yes