You're preaching to the converted here. My dad (in Ireland) got a very serious genetic condition in his hands which untreated can led to the hands being unusable claws or even amputation. He got operated on the best surgeon for this condition in the country (without any long delay) and was able to play notes on the guitar after he healed that he hadn't been able to in years. He had no money so he paid something like €40.00 for the operation. It was a very serious operation which removed tendons etc. I dread to think what would have happened to him if he had to pay even a fraction of what that surgery was worth.
In Ireland I had to pay €50-€60 every three months for my Doc to write me my contraceptives prescription, then the stuff itself cost €14. Here in England, I pay zero for both visit and medicine! Yay!
Neither country is remotely socialist either, it's just that civilized countries treat healthcare as a right for all.
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Date: 2010-10-20 03:49 pm (UTC)In Ireland I had to pay €50-€60 every three months for my Doc to write me my contraceptives prescription, then the stuff itself cost €14. Here in England, I pay zero for both visit and medicine! Yay!
Neither country is remotely socialist either, it's just that civilized countries treat healthcare as a right for all.