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In reply to the discussion: 'Want To Cry': Bill for Uninsured Hospital Stay in Italy Stuns Americans [View all]dlk
(12,363 posts)14. The Italians have different values
Too many Americans prefer to monetize everything they can.
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'Want To Cry': Bill for Uninsured Hospital Stay in Italy Stuns Americans [View all]
ck4829
Jun 2022
OP
It's not as though he went there with the express intention of having surgery.
PoindexterOglethorpe
Jun 2022
#3
Rick Scott is possibly the worst of them and he's, amazingly, a current US Senator.
jaxexpat
Jun 2022
#35
Rick Scott is possibly the worst of them and he's, amazingly, a current US Senator.
jaxexpat
Jun 2022
#36
One of my daughters gave birth in Germany - hospital and much more paid by the German gov't.
erronis
Jun 2022
#13
You mean the babies those same Republicans are going to force by law to be born?
Volaris
Jun 2022
#29
Our system is really f'd up. I long for some single payer system, but its dead for now.
Evolve Dammit
Jun 2022
#47
I agree. This shouldn't be anything to do with "insurance". It should be a right provided by the gov
erronis
Jun 2022
#30
In 2022 the Medicare Maximum Out of Pocket is $7550. Who the F has that much to spend yearly
Ziggysmom
Jun 2022
#32
I had the same experience in Canada. Why can't we do this? Well, we could if the GOP didn't block
Martin68
Jun 2022
#34
Your last line sums it up. We are brainwashed into thinking this is impossible here.
Evolve Dammit
Jun 2022
#50
In Canada, I got a condition, had an operation that cured it, never saw ANY bill. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jun 2022
#44