Which country are you in and what’s a typical doctor visit like? How much? Wait time? Etc

  • Knossos@lemmy.world
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    10 days ago

    We do also get money taken directly out of our pay check for health insurance. So it isn’t just the 5 euro fee. But I think it manages to be considerably less, since everyone is required to have insurance. I think that brings down the cost for everyone.

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      10 days ago

      Yes, average healthcare costs per year in the US was $ 13,432 per capita and in Germany was $ 8,441 per capita in 2023 (PPP adjusted). Germany is the third most expensive comparable country, second most expensive was Switzerland with $ 9,688.

      UK national healthcare btw. was $ 6,023, so less than half of US costs.

      compared to the average healthcare costs in all US-comparable countries of $ 7,393, the US manages to spend nearly double.

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