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You millennials and your obsession with public healthcare.... Back in my day we just died
@RadicalLiving Жыл бұрын
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@karmaoutlaw Жыл бұрын
Ahhh yes I remember those days.
@Meeskait1992 Жыл бұрын
Hahahaha no we suffered throughout it all. The healthcare system is a sham for real. They've known treatments that destroyed cancer without harmful side effects since before the 1950. And there are many many more effective treatments other than the medication they hand out like candy for a costly price on the pocket and health....
@sublimnalphish7232 Жыл бұрын
Research what medical benefits frequencies have. There are many . But cures don't suck profits . I'm a boomer and we hate it too.
@sublimnalphish7232 Жыл бұрын
I‘m telling you, the medical culture shock between GB and D is huge. Some negatives, yes, but omg how you can see a specialist in under a year is incredible!
@LaureninGermany Жыл бұрын
Worst part is there are still plenty of Americans who seriously think they have the best healthcare system in the world
@m136dalie Жыл бұрын
Because MURICA FREEDUMB NUMBER ONE!!!🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲 HELTHCAREE IS COMMUNISM SOVIET UNION!!!
@northchurch753 Жыл бұрын
That's because they have the greatest education system as well ;)
@noahschone6933 Жыл бұрын
If you can afford it, the US has excellent healthcare. However, healthcare is responsible for more bankruptcies in the US than any other country in the world. Its shameful.
@christschool Жыл бұрын
Untill they move to European countries and realize there's (much) better because less expensive for the same or better quality
@goldflo91 Жыл бұрын
just like plp in Chinada also think that pffft
@2GringosOnTheGulf Жыл бұрын
Absolutely insane, the medical system in the states. My surgery was $500,000 USD in California. I came back to Germany and my doctor was like what? That’s a $3,500 surgery here. Absolutely insane, the USA and the greed. This video is funny (and I had a good laugh, really!), but it's really not funny in the real world.
@IKEMENOsakaman Жыл бұрын
And did you pay 500k?
@kherlenturtogtokh Жыл бұрын
you added an additional 0. It should be US$ 50,000. But yeah, still expensive.
@darthpapa696 Жыл бұрын
That's why only multimillionaires can afford healthcare in the US 😱
@goldflo91 Жыл бұрын
If you come to Argentina you can get it for free 😄
@Entierrando Жыл бұрын
@@darthpapa696 how do you know its not 500k?
@sweatnosweat Жыл бұрын
No joke, one of my friends was charged 40$ for *crying* in a hospital. And the description said “medical treatment for signs of depression” Bro, she was probably crying over a loved one in the hospital and your charging her money for sobbing. Pay to live. That’s all it is.
@ZatzoZimmerman Жыл бұрын
"medical treatment for signs of depression", do they realise they have to treat her to even call it a treatment?
@vidyasagardaud8518 Жыл бұрын
天呐！这也太扯了吧！大开眼界了
@weinasg1371 Жыл бұрын
Yes, they treated here, by saying "have a nice day", it is a very expensive psychological treatment. (btw this explanation is also a treatment, if you read it you now own me 50$).
@pifdemestre7066 Жыл бұрын
Was Mr. Crabs running the hospital.
@blackpowderkun Жыл бұрын
that has to be a joke - like i would sue them in that case lol
@nocomment6421 Жыл бұрын
"A doctor gave a man six months to live. The man couldn't pay his bill, so he gave him another six months.."
@mrhook1943 Жыл бұрын
Then the desperate man shot the doctor and the judge gave him 30 years.
@shadymedic Жыл бұрын
Or lost his kidney
@noertri618 Жыл бұрын
@@shadymedic Exactly.
@mrhook1943 Жыл бұрын
🤔 what would happen if you cant pay? I've seen before a website where you can have the whole cost written off. Also what if it's an emergency, like a shooting (which happens to often) or a getting run over? I doubt the hospital will just let you die, but most gang members don't have money.
@sandrajones8245 Жыл бұрын
@@sandrajones8245 I don't know how you could have the whole thing written off, and no, they won't let you die, but they'll still at least bill you for it. There probably is a lot that they just write off once they realize they aren't getting it, but then your credit takes a hit (not a concern for gang members, obviously), and if you do want to pay, you can appeal it within the hospital. They must settle a lot of the time with emergencies, but for non-emergency care, it's much harder, thus the large number of people asking for help on GoFundMe. Great system, isn't it?
@mrhook1943 Жыл бұрын
No joke, I had a bad reaction to a medical treatment and lost consciousness when I was at the front desk about to pay for it. When I came to, the assistants were yelling at me to hurry up and sign my check and had shoved a pen into my hand. In the USA of course. This is too accurate.
@ImmanentizeTheEschaton Жыл бұрын
omg, the struggle is real 😅
@RadicalLiving Жыл бұрын
@@RadicalLiving Yes it is! US healthcare has gone straight to hell, I should know, been working in it for 30 years.
@surenemcclon958 Жыл бұрын
OMG, I felt terrible reading what you've went through :(( I wish you never experience anything like that ever. What a terribly disgusting treatment you had!
@mimoso_7773 Жыл бұрын
That is inhumane.
@muneebbasit8519 Жыл бұрын
Lies, they would've threw you in the room again
@richterman3962 Жыл бұрын
"Don't die, you have not yet paid your bill!" :-D Is is very, very accurate, including the part with the Murican Doc just looking at you and not actually examining you.
@matt47110815 Жыл бұрын
When you think that your Murican doc has to make money to pay the loan for their medical studies 🤢 Sick and crazy system 🇺🇲
@goldflo91 Жыл бұрын
fast in and fast out again, minimal work for maximal benefit.
@emcotec1463 Жыл бұрын
@@emcotec1463 Isn't that was capitalism is all about? Minimal efforts for the maximal gain is the creed of the greedy
@Luziferne Жыл бұрын
@@Luziferne yes the raw form of capitalism, and US has it maxed in all aspects 😅
@emcotec1463 Жыл бұрын
My husband just had a consultation with a hand doctor, three doctors show up and explain him the options they were only there for less than 15 minutes and one of the doctors didn’t even speak . He was bill for each doctor the insurance cover most of the consultation but without insurance the consultation alone would be around $600 per each doctor. He decided not to have surgery since they couldn’t guarantee him it would improve his condition plus the insurance was only willing to cover %35 of the surgery meaning it would cost us $35,000 thousand dollars out of pocket.
@anaz5918 Жыл бұрын
"Wait, don't die, you haven't payed your bill yet!" perfectly sums it up
@mustakrakish123 Жыл бұрын
"Dying here will be very expensive" too 💀
@goldflo91 Жыл бұрын
🤣😂😅
@crystalharris7394 Жыл бұрын
They’ll just send the bill to your estate and suck it dry before your family sees any of it.
@evilsharkey8954 Жыл бұрын
Nah more like concerned about getting a law suit. This is probably one of the factors that led to Americans being obsessed with suing people. They need to make some of that money back somehow. 🙄
@FindingFarrahBlog Жыл бұрын
Freedom and Democracy
@razercortex9292 Жыл бұрын
Story Time (from Poland, neighboring Germany) Once I got to the hospital with some internal problems. Urgent emergency, It was very late night. Except of me, there were only 2 guys sitting there, which turned out to be American. One of them had hit a bus stop (hey, in US there may be rare) on electric scooter and broken glass made several deep cuts on his head, so he was completely covered in blood. They struggled to communicate in English. At some point this guys all in blood went to a restroom and after couple of minutes he returned with clean face and pieces of glass in his hand. Obviously he started bleeding once again, because cuts were deep. They wanted to run away, but I stopped them and asked them if they don't want to buy a bandage. I told them that I can but it (it's 3 fucking dollars). They literally fucking didn't believe me and decided to run and escape the hospital before administration knows their names. What the fuck?
@mastermati773 Жыл бұрын
hahaha omg thanks for sharing 😂
@RadicalLiving Жыл бұрын
They really thought it was probably $300 XD
@johnnycripplestar5167 Жыл бұрын
Yes we Americans are terrified of someone calling an ambulance if we are dying in the street because we know we can never afford to pay off that ambulance ride to the hospital, and the bill (often several hundred thousand dollars) will kill us. So sometimes better to just die in the street. I worked in a “charity” hospital and even that place presented indigent patients with bills of several hundred dollars after very minor treatment. America is an insane place. We never got over the Cold War and I don’t know if we will ever be able to fix these problems.
@Accountdeactivated_1986 Жыл бұрын
OMG! That sounds horrible! They ran away while he was bleeding hard, after taking the glass from his head himself?! That's so crazy! I mean, his friend could have done that and they didn't need to go to the hospital in the first place. 😅 But I have to say that I'm also quite surprised the glass in your bus stops aren't the safe ones that crash into a million pieces that don't cut people. It seems quite dangerous for you to have those outside...😕
@alva--._..l-._.-l.._.-- Жыл бұрын
@@alva--._..l-._.-l.._.-- true, normally the foil should keep shards in, i dont know if they have it there?
@Helena-me6mp Жыл бұрын
When I was a young child in Germany, I had a strong nosebleed in the night. It lasted for hours so my mother called an ambulance. It stopped right when they arrived. The medics were super chill and even offered me a ride in the ambulance but I was to tired. I can't imagine this scenario in the US.
@TheBuddel Жыл бұрын
@@koschmx I know Germany isn't perfect. I also know the US are worse
@TheBuddel Жыл бұрын
@@koschmx Yeah duh, but you get charged a lot of money for basic serious problems and for more than in Europe. USA just seems like a mess tbh.
@johnnycripplestar5167 Жыл бұрын
The scenario in US it would be you take your child to the ER. Doc sees it, gives them lollipop and sends you home. The bill is sent to the insurance and two months later you pay whatever is left.( copay). People can bash uS healthcare all they want, but healthcare is not only nosebleeds and general check up. It is studies and research, which requires money. Most breakthroughs are in US for the very same reason. If you have allergies- you are better off in Canada( or Europe), if you have cancer( like I do),you are better off in US. Capisco?
@mylist0song Жыл бұрын
In highschool senior year i got this heart palpitations and had problems breathing. I live in a low income family. Anyway i was sent to the hospital by ambulance 3 times and i should say that they never figured it out and wouldn't say anything to me. I would ask and ask and ask and got nothing from the doctor's. The emergency response team told me the onlt thing i know. The middle of my heart was swollen and stressed. That was it. All this for a few thousand. We didnt eat much food after this. It has gotten better though
@zinoneus3733 Жыл бұрын
@@mylist0song wtf did you just say canada is in europe?? also even if its a bit better in the US, i would still go in a hospital here in germany so i can live my life if i beat cancer and dont have to sleep under a bridge and get foot stamps
@zegrusher5825 Жыл бұрын
My cousin had underwent a heart transplant here in the US. The medical bill was literally 1 million dollars. After her insurance "coverage," her bill was $500,000. What is the point if insurance when you die of debt either way..😭🤧
@Mimlou Жыл бұрын
WIE!! 😊 Ich weiß, dass es möglich ist, meine Schwester bekommt jede Woche immer 40.000, ich würde mich freuen, wenn du mir zeigst, wie man damit umgeht.
@jamewilliams7660 Жыл бұрын
Nachdem ich bis zu 300.000 mit Frau Valerie Anne Yarvin gehandelt hatte. Ich habe ein neues Haus gekauft und kann jetzt meine Kinder dank Frau Angela Cole Carr auf eine bessere Schule in den Staaten schicken. Wenn jemand direkt mit dem ist, was er oder sie tut, werden die Leute immer für sie sprechen.
@charlesmougin884 Жыл бұрын
Ich habe viel über Handel und Investitionen mit Frau Valerie Anne Yarvin gehört, wie gut sie ist und wie sie Menschen durch Investitionen geholfen hat
@davidthompson9926 Жыл бұрын
True. But the worst part is that there is a live cap, usually at $2 Million. If you need medical assistance, that $2 Million can be reached before your 50s birthday and then it's 100% on you.
@gloofisearch Жыл бұрын
In Germany, there would be a co-payment (with statutory insurance) of 10€ per day in hospital ... for a maximum of 28 days in a year. So the maximum co-payment would be 280€, about 300$. With private insurance, the co-payments differs between the different companies and between different insurance plans from each company, but it will be probably capped to not more than some hundred or a few thousand Euros per year.
@tobyk.4911 Жыл бұрын
The “funniest” is when a USAmerican says something along the lines of “But my insurance is very affordable, it’s only [$$$$] per MONTH”, and I’m like “That’s more than I pay for medical treatments in a YEAR here in Sweden, and I have a chronic illness!”
@SqueamishNerd Жыл бұрын
How much do you pay in taxes though. Yes, I know said taxes probably go further than the amount most Americans pay for their insurance and that you probably get a better deal out of the Swedish system, but most high-income Americans pay a smaller percentage of their income on insurance than they would lose from the extra taxes the Swedish system requires. As such, in America the healthcare debate is spilt between the rich and poor, with the rich fearing high taxes while the poor support single payer healthcare because the extra taxes would likely be at or below the percentage of their income that they spend on insurance anyways. The middle class is split on the issue but generally supports the status quo, which is insure in this case. Personally, I think that a single payer healthcare system in the United States won't work, and that more effort should instead be directed at curtailing the worst excesses of the healthcare industry, specifically the high costs of medicine and bullshit charges the hospitals often give out, but nothing is really being done about it either way so the whole situation is just infuriating. Sorry for the rant, have a good day.
@andrewlechner6343 Жыл бұрын
@@andrewlechner6343 valid points mate
@siphomnisi3842 Жыл бұрын
@@andrewlechner6343 Nope. Cost of life here is made to be post-tax so it's as if we have not earned that tax in the first place. Sure, we pay tax but the prices are waaaay lower to compensate.
@pandamilkshake Жыл бұрын
@@andrewlechner6343 wrong … changing your mind serves no purpose for anyone so don’t believe me i guess but just know you’re wrong as fuck. over 70% of americans want medicare for all while the rest seems to be republicans…. so you’re probably in that group of weirdos im guessing….
@Kamorok01 Жыл бұрын
@@andrewlechner6343 The thing is that even if we ignored the ethical side of the issue (we shouldn't BTW), single-payer system is far more efficient on a strictly financial level, with only a minimal percentage of insurance money going to administrative, legal and marketing/PR costs. Also, American system encourages hospitals and pharmaceutical companies to drive up prices to an insane level. I mean sure, you can try to curtail the latter by regulations within the current system, but why not just switch to a tried and tested solution that largely eliminates this problem?
@Qba86 Жыл бұрын
My nanny took her father to the hospital in her own car, and he died as soon as they took him inside, they had a 10k bill after insurance paid. The thing my kids remember the most from our trips to Europe is the free ambulance ride.
@pisicavesela1346 Жыл бұрын
Unbelievable...
@anastapatsak Жыл бұрын
They or the estate?
@rkan2 Жыл бұрын
When I first read an article of a US citizen fighting doctors who wanted to take him into an ambulance after a car-accident, I thought it was satire. Now I know he just didn´t want his next 3 generations to owe money to the hospital.
@unnamed1613 Жыл бұрын
@@unnamed1613 No sir, it is common for Americans to avoid the ambulance and its 10k bill. My dad snapped his ankle at our house so we drove him ourselves. An ambulance prolly could arrive quicker and administer pain meds to make his ride more pleasant, but it wasn't worth the bill.
@HawaiiDEEPS Жыл бұрын
@@HawaiiDEEPS it was like 5 years ago that I found out driving to the hospital in your own car or a taxi instead of an ambulance, is *not* a movie thing and that's actually pretty common in the US, I was shocked. I'm still shocked to this day tbh. Still hoping that it will change.
@AliceAmane Жыл бұрын
Here in the U.S., we don't have a healthcare system. we have a wealthcare system.
@loughkb Жыл бұрын
Am American. Can confirm I just continue feeling bad instead of seeing doctors to find out wtf is wrong with me because of costs lol.
@TheAntinowherelane Жыл бұрын
Move out, Man!
@Lalaland33 Жыл бұрын
Get a passport and go to Mexico/Thailand/Turkey/some eastern European country
@rkan2 Жыл бұрын
@Robbi GrimmFellow It would probably be cheaper to taka few days off and fly to another country to get checked out than go to an american hospital. And as for "liking" americans there's a big industry in many countries around foreigners coming in for cheap healthcare.
@Haan22 Жыл бұрын
@Robbi GrimmFellow what are ya talking about ya wanker,since when Muricans are not welcomed in Europe?you are welcome in EU.Sell out,move out to somewhere in EU,buy a house,find a job,and voila :D
@robb5828 Жыл бұрын
@Robbi GrimmFellow You are being too pessimistic. No one hates a common man just because u are from US.
@flyingdragon6275 Жыл бұрын
I live in the US. My health insurance company recently declined to pay for a recent surgery I had. Now I'm going to get sued by the hospital system. I can relate to this. American healthcare sucks!
@RuleofFive Жыл бұрын
“American healthcare sucks” That is a more basic fact than “Dead people are dead”
@MITHRIL_GOD Жыл бұрын
Maybe move out of the country before the system sues you?
@MITHRIL_GOD Жыл бұрын
@@MITHRIL_GOD I'm sorry my comment didn't live up to your expectations.
@RuleofFive Жыл бұрын
@Smiling Shadow Well you'd be wrong. No I didn't end up in an ER. It was pre-approved well before the surgery. The denial came 2 weeks after the surgery. Now it's at the hospital system's legal department (or farmed out law firm) to collect from me. Yes I will be hiring an attorney....which is a complete f'king waste of my time and money. It's also perfectly designed to ensure the health insurance corporation passes as much of the cost of healthcare right back on their policy holders. In US healthcare shareholders matter not policy holders.
@RuleofFive Жыл бұрын
@@RuleofFive I recommend you to find a job in Europe and move here, even without anything, just you paying everything out flat, it will still be much cheaper here, since governments here keep the prices cheap so they don't get bankrupt paying the public healthcare.
@diablo.the.cheater Жыл бұрын
I was recently brought to the hospital in Germany in an ambulance and had to stay there for a week. They did about every test you can think of and I was charged 50 Euros for everything. After I was discharged I was invited to additional tests in a few weeks. It was not medically necessary but the hospital was interested in the cause of my illness - many other people have it, so it wasn't exactly about me but who cares - Best thing about that: I was paid to go there. So all in all I got out of the hospital with more money than before.
@spielespiele4803 Жыл бұрын
i gueess you might want to fake having that sickness again , you know ; more money. just kidding.
@osarobostarlite7596 Жыл бұрын
😅
@JulienBiologie Жыл бұрын
Are you American?
@duhsunnyday8590 Жыл бұрын
So cool, true care of people!!!
@nataliakudinova2319 Жыл бұрын
50 euros that's robbing you
@spirosgames1550 Жыл бұрын
My father once lived for a short time in the US and he had to get his eyes lazered. It was really expensive. He did it, nothing changed and he went to the eye doctor back in Germany. The doctor said nothing was done in the US. The eyes werent lazered. It was a fraud, they "played" surgery. Never heard of that in Germany.
@juliag.1231 Жыл бұрын
That's messed up on a whole other level.
@appletree13 Жыл бұрын
Freedom and Democracy.
@razercortex9292 Жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure even in the US that's still fraud
@antihackerbg Жыл бұрын
Wtf I thought they were democratic
@ottoos2949 Жыл бұрын
It's a regular mafia. Don't people in usa have enough guts to oppose to that?
@FreakyStyleytobby Жыл бұрын
We should learn out of this. Never ever let it happen that the health care system gets owned by a private institution. Otherwise, they can set the prices and it will be unpayable if you don't know the right people.
@purpleplant3842 Жыл бұрын
Part of the problem is, America is super saturated by far-right think tanks which influence mass opinion through literal propaganda. Paired with pretty bad educational standards, especially in right-wing states, the people who actively oppose universal healthcare (which is a large number) have never actually read the data or research demonstrating its social and financial benefits. They just call it "socialism", and that is enough to dissuade them from thinking any further about the benefits.
@jennosyde709 Жыл бұрын
Sorry to say, but. Whole health care system in Germany is private. Is just under strict gov regulation :)
@Aesandar Жыл бұрын
@@hirondelle8734 because they are naive and brainwashed by propaganda lobbies.
@mayyoufindlove702 Жыл бұрын
@@Aesandar The insurance system is primarily socialized. Socialized healthcare does not mean that private hospitals and medical locations cannot be privitized. It means that the method of paying for these services is funded through taxes and distributed by the government.
@jennosyde709 Жыл бұрын
@@jennosyde709 and this is nothing more then I wrote. But still. Health care in Germany is looong Privatized. Sozialized aspects of it are nothing more then strict gov regulations of basic healt insurance and direct Subsidies to it. Even USA have part of healt system done this way. There are quite a few of states owned hospitals and quite few of Socialized healt insurance programs ;) every one do this. Most of Europe use this form as a primary policy, USA need to work on it yet.
@Aesandar Жыл бұрын
My dad travelled to America in the 80s and said he's literally seen someone have a heart attack and the medics searching the man for his wallet and health insurance documents rather than saving him. I think thats when he decided he wouldn't live in that infernal country.
@anna-maymoon1001 Жыл бұрын
Damn
@retardedaxel Жыл бұрын
And the situation would be the same today
@crowisbetterthanleon1036 Жыл бұрын
Fortunatly M*rica doesn't exist
@crowisbetterthanleon1036 Жыл бұрын
@@_eyevis it's not us had some of the worst health care and I mean how much they actually care for patients they care more about money
@retardedaxel Жыл бұрын
Of course they would. How do they know if he could afford the expendive medical cost.
@TheTimsx Жыл бұрын
Essentially for US healthcare you either A: Keep yourself health at all cost or B: Risk being bankrupt thanks to the bill
@ja-me24 Жыл бұрын
Or C: you just don't go to the hospital and die
@TheTrooper1878 Жыл бұрын
I’ll take C: go to Europe for the same price and staying
@FireFoxie1345 Жыл бұрын
or start to cook some blue meth
@andredulac4456 Жыл бұрын
Let's be real here tho. When is the last time you have seen an healthy american.
@jofloch9955 Жыл бұрын
@@jofloch9955 The fat American is actually a stereotype, where I am anyways, as there are other countries becoming just as fat.
@ja-me24 Жыл бұрын
As an American citizen, I can confirm this could not be more accurate.
@johnschueler223 Жыл бұрын
In Romania it's worse. We pay a lot of taxes for healthcare when adjusted to our incomes, then the doctor of the state funded hospital says "I can't do anything for you here, you have to come to my private hospital.". And our best doctors go West anyway when they are thirty years old.
@peter130476 Жыл бұрын
I'm German and often think our healthcare system is horrible compared to other countries...
@brinkiTOgo Жыл бұрын
@@brinkiTOgo Sadly it's not. It can't compete with filthy rich smaller states such as Switzerland or Norway, but it's the best system I know for a state of 50 Million people +. France, Brits, Italy, USA, all worse.
@Cloney1337 Жыл бұрын
@@Cloney1337 But why forcing the hospitals to make profit? That's a horrible idea in my opinion. And having a private insurance system isn't really sensible either. I lived in Japan for a year and was in hospital there (just one day though) and needed to visit a doctor several times. There were people standing around just to help you immediately. Everything seemed new and modern. They had one insurance for everyone (richer people had to pay more). I paid less in Japan for a full insurance than I do in Germany as a student and here the student's insurance is just a light version without some basic social benefits that are mandatory for everyone else. Of course there are worse systems. But that doesn't mean ours is the best we could have
@brinkiTOgo Жыл бұрын
@@peter130476 Well Romania it's a big exception to it. That's why it's ranked the lowest in EU Healthcare
@BobuxGuy Жыл бұрын
Have you ever heard people getting divorces not because they don't love each other but just to make sure the medical debt of one spouse won't be carried over to the other when they die? Neither me except when one of my friends from the USA told me about it. I lived in Canada all my life right next to the USA and never ever heard of that until now.
@NetITGeeks Жыл бұрын
omg that's so crazy 🤯
@RadicalLiving Жыл бұрын
Or people that stay in unhappy marriages because they can’t afford to lose coverage from their spouse’s insurance
@aj76257 Жыл бұрын
How is healthcare in Canada?
@bearhapps3245 Жыл бұрын
@@bearhapps3245 not perfect but i doubt anything would be anyways, depending on what is needed we can have really long wait times for a specialist (which can even hit years !) usually its not for life saving issues but that doesnt mean that you will always be caught on time and that what was not lethal wont become it later down the road. Mental health care is also on the "very long" side in the "public" . they will usually give priority to people in state of emergency... You have the opportunity of going to the private for both physical and mental health but in this case, it will cost you. On other times things can move pretty fast and i do appreciate not having to mortgage anything in order to get a cast for a broken arm or getting surgery. Had an inguinal hernia back in 2013 or 14 and from the first call to get to see my doc for "something off on my lower abdomen" to being done with surgery, it took 2 months and that was during the Xmass holidays. For medication (i am in Quebec) you can get on the public regime if you dont work which pays a portion of your medication. You have to pay up to a certain point and the rest is at no cost. People on welfare dont pay for most of them (or minimally). As for dental and optometrist, if i remember well they arent on the public healthcare for most adults (i THINK elderlies are covered, but its not free) so you have to pay out of pocket for them. If you have insurance with your job (which in my case i pay around 50$ every 2 weeks and that GREATLY varies from a place to another) you can have additional perks (example, i got X amount for optometrist and 80% covered at the dentist up to a certain amount) and a percentage off paramedical treatments (like chiropractors, massotherapies) up to a certain amount. Obviously the pandemic has put a huge strain on the medical field both in staff being overworked and "dropping left and right" and in increasing the wait time by putting aside things that were "less important" to focus on the shitshow that has been happening for the past two years. The system is far from being perfect with too many problems. But as i said above, i value not having to sell one of my kidney to treat the other. People will say "yeah but you pay a LOT in taxes" . Yup, i am in the 30% bracket but when i see what people south of the border pay in taxes and in their own insurance.... and ABOVE that are STILL hit with thousands in bills??? yeah i'll sit on my 30% ....
@MaggieBer Жыл бұрын
In germany you often overwrite your property years before actual inheritance because elderly care is poorly covered and the state demands you liquidate most assets before he steps in. You know why?Because in a very unsmart move german state chose to privatise it's elderly homes. Care quality dropped and prices went wild since then,but in return investors profit on elder care now. Health Care truly is one of the markets where more regulation is better regulation.
@fragdoch-nicht1290 Жыл бұрын
My mom (from Germany) travelled around the US in the late 70s, and she got a German travel insurance that paid everything. She had to go to the hospital once for a cold, and while she was waiting, there was a black man in the waiting room who was obviously in pain and whose skin was weirdly discolored. When they asked her in, she told the doctor that they better check the man first, because his case looks very urgent. They insisted she goes first. When she was in the doctor's room, he told her the man doesn't have insurance but she does, and the doctor even engaged her in a longer chat about life in Germany. My mom was totally shocked that the doctor could be so oblivious to this sick man and even waste his time chatting with her.
@Xiaotian88 Жыл бұрын
As someone who has been lucky enough to benefit from the free healthcare in the UK all my life, it is absolutely bonkers to me the amount of money Americans spend on healthcare, even after insurance! Everyone in my family has had an operation or procedure of some sort, and it scares me to think how much money that would've cost us if we were living in the US, we'd literally be bankrupt. It must be so scary to live in a country where your healthcare is so expensive and you can't always guarantee that you will be able to afford it.
@ameliagoesontour Жыл бұрын
I got into a snowboarding accident some years back and after I was healed and the ordeal was over I kept having recurring nightmares about unexpected injuries and having to visit an E.R. (American btw)
@LoL-dz3jp Жыл бұрын
I grow frustrated with listening to all this. Everyone thinks if u get sick in the US you go to debtors prison. The US probably spends and wastes more money on healthcare in 4 weeks than the NHS budget for a year. Most workers in the US can and do get healthcare through their employer. There are holes in the US system that u can fall through if you're the working poor or u fail to get health insurance. Here it's ur responsibility to get it. Most healthcare plans in the US have a maximum amount the individual pays out in the event of some catastrophic event. So people with insurance rarely find themselves millions in debt. What u read about are the exceptions. The US is just too big and diverse for a UK type system. From a personal perspective I do not want the level of socialism present in many european countries here in the US it would be costly and cumbersome having the government manage all those projects. In addition to governmental intrusion in our lives.
@ShenandoahTim Жыл бұрын
@@ShenandoahTim You see, in Europe we don't have those exceptions in the first place.
@diablo.the.cheater Жыл бұрын
@@diablo.the.cheater Neither do I because I have a job and health insurance.
@ShenandoahTim Жыл бұрын
@@ShenandoahTim Healthcare is for everyone, not just people who can afford it or get it through their job. Everyone has a right to access healthcare. The US is the only developed country without free or universal healthcare in the world, so is not accessible to everyone. Maybe a system like we have in the UK wouldn't work, but surely something could be organized, many other countries have different systems which may be more suitable. The US by far has the largest military spending budget in the world, maybe instead it could put some of that money into creating affordable healthcare that is more accessible. What the US spends on its military is over six times what we spend on the NHS. For me I don't really feel that the government is intruding into my life by funding our healthcare, but I guess that's more of a personal issue. If you're that worried about the government intruding into your life I'm surprised you're on the internet at all.
@ameliagoesontour Жыл бұрын
A friend of mine went to the ER with severe abdominal pain. Turns out he had a partially obstructed bowel which needed surgery. There were no surgeons in at that hour, so they set him up for an overnight hospital stay. Not wanting to pay $10,000+ literally just to sleep at the hospital instead of his home one block away, he asked if it was OK to go home and come back tomorrow morning. They said yes. So he went back the next day and was told they needed to re-do every diagnostic test they had done 6 hours ago (which came to $13,000 for the previous night's tests), before they could perform the $35,000 surgery. Since he no longer felt like he was dying, he opted not to go through with it. He still has a partially obstructed bowel 8 years later. This can kill you.
@Amanda-ov7sy Жыл бұрын
Some of these stories seem really out there, until I remember when my father had a really nasty infection on a wound on his hand. The first doctor he went to suggested to chop his arm off to stop the infection from spreading to the rest of his body and making it worse. He was told the procedure for his amputation was 25,000 dollars, in other words, 25k to actually fucking chop his arm off. Luckily, my father, being a government worker from a European country, got his European insurance to step in and pay for a much less destructive procedure that saved him. But I still remember how the American healthcare system is completely willing to cut off your limbs and make you pay for it.
@johnlojo4911 Жыл бұрын
Well, paying for amputation actually makes sense - it's not like the guilotine the arm off and that's that. It's just that everything else around it is crazy. 25 k? Let's say a staff of 8 people (doctors, nurses, technicians) works five hours on that (bone, muscles etc. would have to be cut cleanly and sutured, everything has to be sterile ...) and let's count another 2 wages for the room, machinery, tools and so on. Then you'd still end up with 500$ /hour wages. I don't even believe that the doctors would earn that much, much less the nurses.
@Julia-lk8jn Жыл бұрын
@@Julia-lk8jn Please, tell me that you are being sarcastic...
@fabricioazevedo2361 Жыл бұрын
@@Julia-lk8jn or maybe just get something to disinfect it, like a small surgery for a cleaning and disinfecting then cover up with bandages? What the person said above better be true. That or your dumb, crazy or a troll. Well maybe a kid as well
@zinoneus3733 Жыл бұрын
- Doc, left hand amputation! - Wzzz! Done. Next patient! - Doc, right hand amputation! - Wzzz! Done. Next patient! - Doc, left leg amputation! - Wzzz! Done. - Doc, I said LEG! - Wzzz! Done. - Doc, I said LEFT!
@user-sv3dc5nz8w Жыл бұрын
25k is a lot yes. And cutting off the arm is probably WAY over board for what was going on yes. But it's not as simple as chopping off the arm. It's a VERY intense procedure where they go in and have to close off every single blood vessel individually. Then they sew the outside skin together nicely etc etc etc etc etc. It's at least 4 people in the room doing various things.
@OgdenM10 ай бұрын
I remember breaking my arm as a kid and my dad and I debating if it was worth going to the ER or not. Both radius and ulna were completely broken, arm was doing the snake thing. The fact that is a question we had to consider makes me very sad as an adult, and even sadder for my dad.
@keatoncampbell820 Жыл бұрын
taking a flight to Europe, even with 1 accompagning parent, would probably still worth it in comparison...
@kolerick Жыл бұрын
Shite! Unbelievable...
@r2.b2 Жыл бұрын
I had the exact same fracture when I was 8. My mom had to leave work to pick me up in school and drive to me to the ER. Not only we didn’t have to pay anything, my mom even got compensated by the insurance company for missed hours in work
@thekestrel4836 Жыл бұрын
@@thekestrel4836 :,) wow ig the medical system makes childhood a lot more interesting
@keatoncampbell820 Жыл бұрын
@@kolerick a 12+ hour flight with both forearm bones completely broken through and dislocated sounds like I won't make it through security, but at least the x-ray is free
@keatoncampbell820 Жыл бұрын
I wish this was just a joke. My friend was septic from a burst appendix, she needed surgery asap and they made her wait 5 hours until her father who had the money to pay could come and take care of that first.
@gmork. Жыл бұрын
I was brought by ambulance to a hospital about 5PM for appendicitis ultimately as it turns out, there was a major accident with known fatality (probably someone important or rich) they held up the emergency room for hours trying to revive the deceased.. I was finally seen, given an epidural, doctors couldn't tell if it was diverticulitis or appendicitis, sent me for a cat scan, within the hour I was admitted to a room without knowing what it was, 5:00 comes and a surgeon wakes me up and said I won't be getting breakfast as he will need me to have a empty stomach for a appendectomy. I still had employers coverage months before Medicare was to kick in, thankfully our plan at that time was no charge for ER with admission, no charge for the hospital either, ambulance covered too. The VA cross-honored my prescriptions and issued them instantly. Now it's a different story on Medicare, the disability plan I was on with that employer changed my Medicare to something different since they were self insured at the time. Now with the VA I have to go to the VA to not get charged for a ER visit and that's 50 miles away, if I use ambulance I get stuck with the bill. Towns about 25 miles away have band-aid quality hospitals, enough to stabilize you and transfer you
@Stache987 Жыл бұрын
There’s a reason why Walter White started making meth 😂
@token3462 Жыл бұрын
It took me a minute to understand in the first episodes.
@jinde75 Жыл бұрын
I wonder how popular the show is abroad in countries where they have universal healthcare 🤣😂🤣🤣
@anaz5918 Жыл бұрын
That show would not make sense if America had free healthcare
@calebreese2311 Жыл бұрын
@@calebreese2311 the viewers would be totally confused 😂😂🤣
@anaz5918 Жыл бұрын
@@anaz5918 I guess if there’s one single plus about the American healthcare system, it’s that it gave us a phenomenal show
@calebreese2311 Жыл бұрын
"Don't die you didn't pay the bill yet." I have shown this to my american friend and it was so accurate it made him laugh for a few minutes and as he said its far more true than reality
@stefansmiljanic1697 Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad I was born in France! After my birth I needed a surgery or I would have died. My parents payed nothing, it was completely covered by the insurance. If it happened in the US, my parents would still be paying for it. Which mean they probably wouldn't have another kid. They wouldn't have be able to buy a house. They wouldn't be able to pay for college etc.
@mathilderondel8124 Жыл бұрын
Wait you pay for college?
@heitorpedrodegodoi5646 Жыл бұрын
@@heitorpedrodegodoi5646 not directly for college, but for the apartment, the food, the train etc
@mathilderondel8124 Жыл бұрын
@@mathilderondel8124 oH
@heitorpedrodegodoi5646 Жыл бұрын
Vitale card is very good though. I love it
@Udomlerd Жыл бұрын
free education in my country too, but u also get around 800 dollars each month from the goverment while u in collage, so u can pay for food and a small appartement.
@ScaryPink Жыл бұрын
I am living in Germany. I can confirm this is so true.
@abubakkarsiddique1753 Жыл бұрын
Me too, in my office a sneeze is enough to get you two weeks off. 😆
@misterr3083 Жыл бұрын
Sie ist großartig, perfekt und ein Genie. Ich habe T0 162.050 $ Handel erfunden.
@charlesmougin884 Жыл бұрын
Ich habe viel über Handel und Investitionen mit Frau Valerie Anne Yarvin gehört, wie gut sie ist und wie sie Menschen durch Investitionen geholfen hat
@davidthompson9926 Жыл бұрын
Boxes full of free medication? Nope. Ten years ago maybe, but it's out-dated. I've been to plenty of doctors in the last couple of years, and I once got two pills of pain killer at the dentist. Not sure why they felt a need to exaggerate that bit; it's not like the contrast wasn't strong enough as is.
@Julia-lk8jn Жыл бұрын
I feel so humbled to live in a country with free healthcare, plus Germany’s and UK‘s healthcare are so similar and universal.
@olivermolloy6432 Жыл бұрын
Dutch healthcare too.
@missmoon6624 Жыл бұрын
Nothing is free. It is paid in advanced with your taxes.
@nataliemunoz8600 Жыл бұрын
I love this channel. The differences between Germany and US are so vast, that it feels like Germany is an entirely different world for someone like me who's only familiar with Germany from a distance. And this channel shows just how different the philosophy and values are between these two nations in a very humorous and fun-to-watch way. I sometimes rewatch the videos too because they are so hilarious. It feels like with Germany being the economic capital of the EU with such a unique history, you can expect all kinds of things to come from Germany, the same way that you can expect all kinds of things to come from the US. @Radical Living is such a good and genuine actor that watching his videos feels like something you would encounter in real life. Fantastic work and keep it up!
@JohnSmith-jm8gm Жыл бұрын
Ditto. As an american, the absolute support of the germans for their social services, where they're all in solidarity, seems so foreign to me. The other thing I've noticed is the anti-patriotic movement that has been prevalent in the US for about the last 20 years doesn't exist here. People can profess support for their country without getting crucified. Where many in the US see their country as deeply flawed.
@ShenandoahTim Жыл бұрын
The german healthcare system compared to others in Europe isn’t even that good. I think its crazy how Americans view any kind of healthcare system that doesn’t put you in debt for the rest of your life as the best thing in the world… America is literally a third world country imo
@helloiammeandthisiswhoiam7000 Жыл бұрын
Don't worry, we Germans also see our country as deeply flawed.
@jumi9342 Жыл бұрын
1:46 as a Californian I can tell you that’s not correct, it’s not 8 times that amount.....it’s 23 times 😂
@Pwnagotchi-0 Жыл бұрын
And if the stars don't align it's 230x
@rkan2 Жыл бұрын
@@rkan2 jumping from a cliff seems a better at this point
@Blazekrieg420 Жыл бұрын
I try to avoid going to the doctors not only for the cost but once at a doctors appointment the DR asked me if I had any questions while reaching for the door knob…I guess I don’t have any questions since you’re so eager to leave.
@lhargerful Жыл бұрын
Your issues weren't profitable enough for hum
@theresekatie4841 Жыл бұрын
Oh, no. Door knob manners instead of bed site manners.
@sisuguillam5109 Жыл бұрын
Hello there, how are you doing?
@davidmarfred1081 Жыл бұрын
same issue in Germany. Doctors in personal clinics get paid for each patient, so they are incetivized to work quickly
@patricianiekler8368 Жыл бұрын
And I've seen Americans genuinely believe that this kind of healthcare isn't a problem since "healthcare is a privilege", it's literally paid through taxes in countries where it's free.
@degstoll Жыл бұрын
It’s more like “paid in advance”
@supermaximglitchy17 ай бұрын
Never believed those horror stories about US hospital bills… until I ended up with a knee injury at an hospital in California. Actually just needed a prescription for some Diclophenac gel, which is otc in Germany, but was send to X-ray and finally released with the advice to cool the joint, some prescription for Ibuprofen which could have been easily bought otc at the pharmacy and a pair of crutches which I only used for one day and finally gave away to charity. After illegibly forcing me to pay 900 bucks ahead despite my fully covering travel insurance, I got to see their final invoice to the insurance company about 19,000$… split equally between hospital cost including two X-rays and doctors salary for effectively five minutes of „examination“. Luckily I also got the 900 bucks advance payment refunded by the insurance, although that normally is not the case as pre-payments are not to be made with their coverage as the hospital should have known.
@ZuchtbulleXXX Жыл бұрын
You believe that the hospital did _not_ know that? that was just a knee-jerk "nobody comes in here without paying, we don't care what". If somebody walked in there just to ask for a way to the next bus stop, I would not take a bet on it that someone wouldn't charge him for that.
@Julia-lk8jn Жыл бұрын
I got charged 500$ to be talked out of killing myself. Literally the man said "are you feeling better?“ “yeah" "okay, let me go grab the invoice. Sign here please."
@Geolaminar Жыл бұрын
FYI, people: Mandatory medical insurance in Germany is around 7.3% from your gross salary. (Employer adds another 7.3 on top). German private health insurance is riskier, but cheaper at young ages (but there is a big catch - the price rises with the time and after certain age it's really hard to switch back to German Mandatory/state one).
@Bork_In_Volcanic Жыл бұрын
also private insurance in Germany is pretty nice especially once you’re old it makes more sense if you can afford it.
@pb6839 Жыл бұрын
Exactly
@Sick_Pencil Жыл бұрын
Still pretty close to US amounts when all is said and done. I'm a US/German citizen, but I work for a large US corporation (80k+ employees) and this is how it breaks down for one of the most "cost effective" (CDHP) policies. Strap in for this one: 5% to 10% Gross are typical insurance premiums Minimum $3500 out of pocket annually for an individual, $7500 for family. This means I pay the first $3500 of my medical care, dollar for dollar at a "discounted" insurance negotiated rate. Hint: It's still bullshit. Because of this minimum out of pocket, many opt for an HSA. In this case, assume you're contributing at least the minimum $3500 annually to the HSA. Your new total out of pocket likely well exceeds the 7.3% of Germany if you have a median US income of ~$68,000/year. What's worse is the older plans which didn't have high out of pocket expenses have even higher premiums. You would pay almost 15% of your gross for these plans... and you still have to pay a "copay", or small fee each time you go to the doctor. And this doesn't even get into the quality of care or cost of care... America is just flat out fucked when it comes to healthcare, and the system is broken. I think its something everyone in this country can agree about. Insurance companies are scams, doctors are scams, the entire thing is a scam to fleece you out of your money.
@EuroS50 Жыл бұрын
To give a quick example of the costs / quality of care: I had my appendix removed earlier this year. The hospital and doctors combined charged ~$49,000 for the procedure. I was in the hospital for a total of 9 hours from when I stepped into the ER, to when I left the building. I blew through my entire out of pocket in 9 hours. POOF, ~10% of your gross gone. Why only 9 hours? It was more cost effective to insurance to have me do it outpatient then get admitted for a few days afterwards. My family in Germany was shocked how quick they let me leave. I'd argue most could blow through their minimum out of pocket + premiums every year without even blinking an eye. That money is just gone, and the care that goes with it is trash for the most part.
@EuroS50 Жыл бұрын
Out of curiosity, do German state insurance plans tend to cover all medical procedures a person might need, or are they selective in which procedures they offer?
@jennosyde709 Жыл бұрын
in california a cyclist fell of his bike, by himself, hit the concrete very hard. broke bones and was uncouncious. ambulance picked him up. they performed an emergency surgery on him, without consulting. he woke up in his hospital bed, now 300.000uss in debt. he doesn't have the money. the ambulance ride alone, was 3000-5000uss alone.
@sweatnosweat Жыл бұрын
I know people who have refused to taken to the hospital by ambulance when they were injured and called an Uber instead.
@MrSloika Жыл бұрын
@@MrSloika 🥲
@gwynplaine661 Жыл бұрын
In most locations in the Us, ambulances are private companies. It would be nice if they were turned into municipal services in the US. When I lived in Germany, my Porsche caught on fire while driving. The fire department put out the fire, The fire department sent me a bill.
@Leucoandro Жыл бұрын
@@Leucoandro How much was the bill?
@gwarlow Жыл бұрын
@@gwarlow I think it was about 475€. It was about 17 years ago.
@Leucoandro Жыл бұрын
Living in Italy and then moving to Switzerland really showed me how lucky I was beign born in a free (paid by taxes) healthcare state. I had some checkups ups that cost me 400CHF and doctors never actually tell you what is outside the fee of the consultation. In another case, I got a bill by the minute after 15 minutes it was 5 CHF for any extra effing minute (it was physio so obviously is lasted more than 15 minutes)!
@TheFlowMind Жыл бұрын
That's the kind of insurance you have. I'm guessing if you paid the bill and turned it in you would be reimbursed. I had this kind of insurance. My daughter's doctors visits were free for the 4 years. What they didn't tell you (my daughter's doctor told me) they expect you to pay for the bill on your own and then send the insurance proof the bill and proof you paid for it. I was basically doing the insurance companies paperwork.
@jessicaely2521 Жыл бұрын
Here in India, the doctor takes no more than 150 rupees (2$) and gives half of the medicine himself for free. Can go to any generic medical and buy the prescription medicine for cheap. And this is not even the governmental healthcare, which is a bit slow, but absolutely free. Also have some major companies running their own hospitals for cancer which are also free of cost to the public. Never have to go to a private hospital unless you are dying and the other hospitals do not have the resources to treat you.
@vidyasagardaud8518 Жыл бұрын
funny, because us citizens pay one of the most if not the highest taxes percentage, in the whole world. and they have this system, where if you live and work abroad, they will still charge you for taxes. they call it the american dram lol
@tonirvd3650 Жыл бұрын
@@vidyasagardaud8518 maybe where you live...it's hideously expensive in Mumbai. Rs 500 for a consult by a GP, Rs 800 - 1000 for an average specialist. This does not include costs of procedures, testing or medicines. And even consultation fees can be more for the more noted docs. Considering the disparity in incomes in the US and here, treatment costs here are quite high as well. And the thing is that they didn't used to be. This has started with the corporatisation of healthcare, a copy of the US model. We seriously need more government and municipal hospitals. There is a scheme to have one in every district, with a medical college attached. I hope it happens soon.
@r2.b2 Жыл бұрын
Living in Switzerland and can agree with this. We have good medical institutions and insurance is mandatory, but it's super expensive and doesn't cover everything at all. When you don't want to go to the doctor because you know it'll cost you too much, there is clearly a problem.
@toadounetlovesyou Жыл бұрын
As an American who has lived in the USA all my life, these videos are just trash talking us and I love it because its accurate.
@Royal9775 Жыл бұрын
American healthcare. A real life horror story.
@ktheterkuceder6825 Жыл бұрын
"Breaking Bad" TV series was only possible in the U.S. 🤔
@arnodobler1096 Жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh, at first I thought why is he exaggerating that much with the bill. But reading the comments and finding out people might really pay that much is really disturbing, I might even say radical 😅
@Oldman1985 Жыл бұрын
And that's WITH insurance.... -_-
@arkestrhein7925 Жыл бұрын
My husband came down with a neurological condition three years ago the amount of medical bills insurance refused to pay is ridiculous. Including physical therapy and occupational therapy the only think it save us from being bankrupt was our savings and the fact my husband was a high earner but the majority of people don’t have those options and can easily bankrupt them. It makes me sick to my stomach that a country so wealthy refuses to help their own citizens. My “poor” “third world country “ even offers universal healthcare for all citizens with inexpensive life savings medications even if you opt for private care system still affordable compared to the USA.
@anaz5918 Жыл бұрын
Be American. Pay $400/month for health insurance when healthy. Go broke when sick. Tips fedora.
@hypothalapotamus5293 Жыл бұрын
I’m American myself but I love the German health insurance system. I noticed you either have statutory insurance or private insurance in Germany but it depends on your income and job and statutory is highly regulated to ensure fair competition and many of the insurance Schemes in Germany stem from the Bismarckian welfare state paying for statutory insurance through % of income. Either way, I love Social-Market economics.
@Sebman1113 Жыл бұрын
It’s pretty much like that in all of Europe, Italy, France, Spain…
@albertocrescini2076 Жыл бұрын
Americans would love almost any other countries' systems in comparison!
@MrHarumakiSensei Жыл бұрын
@@MrHarumakiSensei well no, it really depends on the system for me. I want a system that provides the poor but allows business to prosper, that’s where Germany does extremely well.
@Sebman1113 Жыл бұрын
Goverment for the people, not the few.
@hughmckendrick3018 Жыл бұрын
@@Sebman1113 well europe or almost every country that is member of the european union allows business to prosper and has got a good health care system. america would be a way better country if you would not be afraid of getting a serious illness and and being homeless afterwards cuz you can´t pay the bills for the treatment. but system means that the taxes increases a lot and we in germnay paying arround 45% of our income to the state and for the social secure system. if you don´t need that it sucks but if you need it it´s a treasure.
@rgboss1337 Жыл бұрын
I dread to think of the cost of surgery in the US. $15000 just to deliver a baby....
@theresekatie4841 Жыл бұрын
That's the price for a delivery without surgery... if you are lucky.
@sisuguillam5109 Жыл бұрын
@@frankgdproducer4413 Warnung: crypto scam.
@sisuguillam5109 Жыл бұрын
@@jamewilliams7660 crypto scam, the second.
@sisuguillam5109 Жыл бұрын
Ihr guter Ruf spricht bereits für sie im letzten Monat, ich habe über 100.000 Dollar mit ihr investiert und ich habe bereits über 250.000 Dollar Gewinn gemacht.
@patronjustice9710 Жыл бұрын
@@patronjustice9710 and another account pushing a crypto scammer.
@sisuguillam5109 Жыл бұрын
Yeah I’m glad I live in the UK and that we have the NHS. Unfortunately it’s underfunded and you can and often do have long wait times
@daz7052 Жыл бұрын
"it's free" is not entirely correct. you pay for your healthcare in germany the same way you do in the us you have an insurance that pays for most stuff but stil have to pay a little anyways. only real differences are the cost of treatment and medicine is hyperinflated in the us and in germany having a health insurance is mandatory.
@salinora0 Жыл бұрын
But it’s payed via Taxes
@Mgameing123 Жыл бұрын
@@Mgameing123 actually taxes and health care are separate. Both are paid for automatically out of your salary tho. Unless you are in between jobs then you have to pay the health insurance people whatever the fuck they want. This one time my friend was put of a job for 3 months and they demanded more than my friend had ever made by working all for those 3 months.
@salinora0 Жыл бұрын
@@salinora0 Ok but the healthcare funded by Taxes is more cheaper as its not for profit!
@Mgameing123 Жыл бұрын
Yeah but in Germany and in most european states , the costs are not overinflated. The same thing that cost 50 000 $ in US is just 10 or sometimes 20 time less. Whoever pays it , taxes or patient or insurance do not matter. The core problem in the US is the astonomical costs of basic stuff. Not the "you pay everything yourself". If the procedures were at a reasonnable price , a lot more US citizens would be able to afford it. And not get addicted to opioids and die at 45 because surgery is not affordable.
@fanofcodd Жыл бұрын
In germany the insurance is also not bound to your job. If you wish you can stay in one and the same your entire life and during the times you have no job, it will get paid by the social system.
@FFXIV_Story_Videos_Deutsch Жыл бұрын
Here in Italy we NEVER pay our family doctors. We only pay for the medicines and some of them are even free. My dad got a pacemaker implanted and it cost him 0 €.
@gamingstars8030 Жыл бұрын
This is the best channel on KZhead 😁 brilliant content as always 👏 As someone coming from the UK, I am so grateful for our NHS - one of my closest friends moved to the US and she is always shocked at the accessibility/cost of healthcare there!!
@sleepybubbi9638 Жыл бұрын
I had a surgery in Munich two weeks ago. I had a hard time breathing because my nasal septum was curved, narrowing one of my nostrils to almost zero and I already had chronical inflammation in my sinuses. My nasal septum was straightened and my sinuses were scraped out. Now I can breath perfectly again. Surgery was free. I only payed 10€ for each day I stayed in the hospital after the surgery, so it was 40€ for four days. That's all I payed. But you need to take in mind that those 10€ per day include 3 meals a day, free water/tea/coffee. And I also got creams/lotions and a spray for treating my nostrils the weeks after the surgery.
@smallego8068 Жыл бұрын
I have a diabetic younger brother and I'm shock to find out that insulin cost almost $300 in US last time when we visit, in Indonesia it only cost around $3-$6, it's insane and I start to wonder is it even ethical to make life saving drugs that expensive.
@lelianarochefort3077 Жыл бұрын
The amount of accuracy is literally killing me!🤣🤣
@albertNealli6986 Жыл бұрын
Excellent as always mate!
@alanbaskaev3907 Жыл бұрын
Hahahaha! I love this! Thank you for posting. You always do wonderful videos! Keep up the great work!
@vanessateaford4637 Жыл бұрын
I have heart and kidney failure from Marfans . In us , I save 20k a year to pay the bills . Even so , I self purchased my own stem cell transplants and my own hyperbaric chamber and I feel much much better . Sometimes you just gotta go rogue and so what works. What we have here in the US, isn’t health care , it’s “ die slower care “😅
@VanDGrrl Жыл бұрын
or die faster care.. if you can‘t pay or save anything
@scofield321 Жыл бұрын
@@scofield321 I had to sell my house and empty my 401k. Total cost to live to date 930,000. It’s NUTS.
@VanDGrrl Жыл бұрын
Do you have some documentation/blog/vlog about this? I would be very interested in reading!
@rkan2 Жыл бұрын
@@rkan2 in the US, the NIH has published a few case studies citing mitigation of symptoms in two pediatric patients . These patients were hospitalized with hereditary Alpha tryptasemia and reaching end of life. They were there to “try anything” to not due . Both patients received transplants and both recovered . This was 20 years ago . I have pots /veds( Marfans ) and mast cell . Was told I had less than 5 years to live after I awoke from a coma post arrhythmia dvt and sepsis. I tried ivig and chemotherapeutics but didn’t work . Decided to use adipose lipoaspirate homologous stem cell transplants based on what I read about these two case studies . I had nothing left . It was this or hospice . I went to a drs office and did the procedure under local. They took the stem cells and sent to lab ,replicated in vitro ,and froze . After several transplants, about a year later , the Supreme Court of the state of Florida adjudicated the use of cryopreservation with homologous adipose based stem cells to be illegal as the stem cells were classified as a drug due to a stabilizer . A sugar stabilizer was added to the blood product to stabilize it, and henceforth , just like ivig , it is now classified as a drug . The fda dragged the stem cell company to court and bankruptcy by claiming the owner of the company was not using doctors that were up to par educationally with the use of the product. This was based on one case where the patient was using stem cells for retinopathy and went blind after use … BUT she was going blind anyway. (Sometimes disease has proliferated past the point of mitigation ) Further investigation of the financials shows the company only paid medical payments on the claim . This means there was no liability on the stem cell companies end . Per our tissue bank agreements all stem cells could be seized and used for clinical trial if they can or are no longer being used . We all lost ours, and the case went to appeal . In communicating with the stem cell company ( they were fantastic and ethical on my end ) the owner of the company suggested a hyperbaric chamber to increase circulating stem cells . That was all I could do next . I started @ 1.3 ata over 90 minutes with 10l of 02 via cannula 3 years ago . Use an oxyhealth vitaeris. Rx through regenerative medicine . I use this modality almost daily with the superhuman protocol (EWOT PEMF infrared light . I’m walking again , my ckd is improved and my heart failure is on the line between failure and” pretty bad” I also gained 40 delightful pounds… Yaay ! I should be dead . I’m better than I was 10 years ago . Dr Neil Riordian wrote a book called Stem Cells : The Rising Tide. (Purchase on Amazon ) Currently the procedure can be done in Panama over a weekend . Joe Rogan Mel Gibson and more use him . Joes podcast has him on for a full interview if you want to hear him speak . Dr Rs book is loaded with citations. For hyperbarics, you will only see studies as they relate to traumatic brain injury , not mixed connective tissue or vascular issues . The studies have not been done due to cost and institutional limitations . If you need more info let me know
@VanDGrrl Жыл бұрын
Eye-opening and educational! Absolutely enjoyed the video😃
@weinasg1371 Жыл бұрын
So glad!
@RadicalLiving Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, the privatization of german hospitals and the associated demand for economic efficiency mean that more and more unnecessary treatments are being carried out that bring in more money for the hospital. For example, c-sections are being performed more and more frequently during births because they "save time" compared to natural births.
@jellifirelli5953 Жыл бұрын
I agree about unnecessary ops.
@LaureninGermany Жыл бұрын
As someone whose wife works as neurologist in a hospital and also recently gave birth to our baby boy (natural way, pregnancy without complications) I cannot agree with you. I guess that might be the case in some clinics but let's not generalize and say it is like that everywhere.
@sofokle888 Жыл бұрын
Same in France, with less and less hospitals, with fewer and fewer healthcare workers 😱 The reason why they were on strike yesterday
@goldflo91 Жыл бұрын
C-section are unnecessary you say??? It's less painful. Are you a Dr.? No, your an dummy on YT. What's with you crazy men trying to force your male hysteria on women? Stop forcing yourself on women and let the Dr. handle it. Pregnancy is painful but also a very delicate situation that can be dangerous, even fatal, to women without modern medicine. My god are they trying to police women's treatments in your Europe also??!! I'm so disappointed about this comment from an "educated" European.
@xoxo3588 Жыл бұрын
@@LaureninGermany Lauren! 😃
@sisuguillam5109 Жыл бұрын
In Germany it's not "free" though. People just think that because apparently they don't notice that huge chunk of money that gets deducted from their monthly earnings and paid into the system. Those are thousands, sometimes tens of thousands of dollars a year, depending on your earnings. The difference is that one system is "all you can eat" and the other is "'a la carte". And of course in Germany even people who refuse to work at all have access to all the health care they desire, since everyone else has to pay their share as well.
@marcusbourchier2245 Жыл бұрын
its still better
@starshooter1668 Жыл бұрын
There is a cap in the public health insurance. The max is currently 770 EUR per month. The employee pays 50% of it (deducted from salary), the other half is paid by the employer. So, it is 4620 max for an employee. And if you have kids and a wife/husband that do not earn their own money, then they are also included in the insurance.
@emmasly123 Жыл бұрын
There was a time where the Mrs. and I had to go in for post surgery checkup. They hooked her up to an IV and had an allergic reaction to amoxicillin (We had no idea she was allergic) and they charged around 7k for the amoxicillin and treatment. Like wtf.
@FatalArcana Жыл бұрын
7k for amoxicillin?!!!, in Argentina you can get premium quality amoxicillin for $5 USD in the drug store, if you go to the public hospital it's free. if you go to a fancy state of the art private hospital, it cost you less than a $40 USD, if you don't have insurance. You yanks have a serious national threat there, for what all the stories I read, about your healthcare system, you could be more safe in Ukraine right now than in a US hospital...
@quantumshadow4218 Жыл бұрын
@@quantumshadow4218 Same in Brazil. We even have "Farmácia Popular" to give insuline, heart medicine, etc for free for people who can't afford it.
@fabricioazevedo2361 Жыл бұрын
@@fabricioazevedo2361 verdade? Wow, aqui o insulin é $200
@shadowsinmymind9 Жыл бұрын
@@shadowsinmymind9 Even if you wish some thing better (like a insuline pump) you would pay around US$30 or 40. The monster in our presidence - Bolsonora, the Brazilian Trump- tried to cut down The Farmácia Popular program. Our Supreme Court didn't allowed it.
@fabricioazevedo2361 Жыл бұрын
I'm living in Germany and this 100% true haha I was once sick for 2weeks and on the 2nd week have to go back to the doctor to get another attest. The doctor asked me if I'm depressed and if something is wrong at work, or should he recommend me a psychologist so I can get a month off being mentally ill 😂😂😂 I was like no I'm fine I'm just having a cold
@killjoysmakesomenoiz9153 Жыл бұрын
I aime from Belguim (neighbour of Germany). I have been operated for 5 times. And i want to say thank you god for not letting me live in the states.
@pieterjan29 Жыл бұрын
😂 Funny but true. Well, this is one of the few reasons why I'm proud to live in Italy: Public healthcare and you pay 20 € at most, but when you get a visit at the hospital only
@paulzeus7783 Жыл бұрын
The end was nice. Well done!
@robertbretschneider765 Жыл бұрын
This reminds me of type 1 diabetic who came into our endocrinology practice once. He had just moved to the states from Italy. When the NP i work for was done with his visit she asked that i go and talk to him about insulin pumps and a continous glucose monitor device. I educated him on the devices and told him an average on how much the supplies cost. Explaining things like deductible and coinsurance. By the end of my explanation he looked so stressed out and said “sorry, this is just really different for me. In my country these kinds of things are paid for. “ i felt so bad for him and thought to myself… yehhh just wait till you get the bill for this visit, all the labs we ordered, your insulin cost, test strips.. and the list goes on. 😬
Well, it's not all roses in Germany, to get an appointment from a specialist like a dermatologist or urologist for example could take from 7 weeks (if you're lucky) to 3 months.
@blackbird7842 Жыл бұрын
And not to mentions therapists that can be up to a year if your unlucky
@Algenhirn Жыл бұрын
It is not uncommon for Canadians to go to the US for cancer treatment. They often have to wait 6 month in Canada just to get seen by a specialist. If they fly down to US, they can start treatment within a week.
@matthewpaine6908 Жыл бұрын
@@matthewpaine6908 and go bankrupt in the same week
@zerozertr555 Жыл бұрын
@@zerozertr555 that was good
@dargon-ld2ss Жыл бұрын
@@Algenhirn Oh yeah, them too
@blackbird7842 Жыл бұрын
Radical and Alex together again!! Amazing sketch 🍻.
@neotenylv09 Жыл бұрын
Happy I saw this comment
@AlexWinkler Жыл бұрын
I dunno how I would survive in the USA. I have sporadic bursts of health anxiety (happens when I am stressed and it is better than before but sometimes it just comes out of nowhere), and I even without my anxiety I get regular medical check-ups. I think the US health care system would make me even more anxiousm 🤣🤣
@carpediemsrce Жыл бұрын
Thats awesome vid man!
@indigofranz8845 Жыл бұрын
I love how my insurance is tied to being employed and my employer bought the cheapest worst insurance that I still have to pay out the ass for while them and their extended family get premium care. When I say love I mean burn it all to the ground
@adamkreuz9068 Жыл бұрын
Hope for you it will get better someday! Love from Germany
@EvaLieblich Жыл бұрын
@@EvaLieblich If I move to Germany it would get better...
@adamkreuz9068 Жыл бұрын
Very nice Doc!
@laurapavone3513 Жыл бұрын
Hello there, how are you doing?
@davidmarfred1081 Жыл бұрын
It’s awesome how you presented the facts. I'm really amazed. Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩
@AzizulHakimAshik-lj6hlАй бұрын
This video is not only hilarious but hits really close to home. I cut my foot last year and went to the emergency room for stitches. The wound got infected, and I had to go back to the hospital for antibiotics. I ended up spending one night in the hospital with an IV drip of antibiotics, and went home the next day. My insurance company was billed $42,000 USD, of which I had to pay 10%, and that alone did not even get me to my $5000 USD deductible. 😑😑
@sirgalahad1470 Жыл бұрын
42 grand for stitches and one night in hospital!!?? You could have flown to Thailand first class, spent a night in a top private hospital, then 3 more months partying hard at a beach resort, then flown back, all for less money.
@MrHarumakiSensei Жыл бұрын
So... Did you paid 4.200 Usd? How much was you monthly fee? 5000? Sorry I'm not native so I'm not sure if I understood right. And I hope you are better now.
@rasgeleisim Жыл бұрын
With that $42,000 USD you could have flown a random European/Asian country, get a job and insurance, and get stitches for free 💀
@zerozertr555 Жыл бұрын
@@zerozertr555 well, they didn’t pay 42,000
@TheTinPotNoob Жыл бұрын
You had to pay 10% of the $42,000, which totals it to 4,200. Then, considering the fact you had to pay the $5000 deductible, it should be $9,200 in total. No, Sir Galahad did not have to pay the entire $42,000 hospital bill.
@xx_darksoul_xx8296 Жыл бұрын
'Don't die, you didn't pay your bill.' This is not a joke. Fact: Most personal bankruptcy cases in the US are filed by people who have medical bills they can't pay. Fact: Most of the people with medical bills they can't pay HAVE MEDICAL INSURANCE. BTW, you show this video to the average American and they will accuse you of lying. BEST MEDICAL SYSTEM IN THE WORLD! USA! USA! USA! FUCK, YEAH!
@MrSloika Жыл бұрын
Till it's their turn to pay huge medical bills and go bankrupt
@goldflo91 Жыл бұрын
to be honest though, the German part isn't entirely true. the doctor wouldn't give you the medication but write you a prescription. In this case you have to pay a 5 euro fee at the pharmacy. And it would be very much illegal to write a sick note if the patient isn't sick.
@chrstiania Жыл бұрын
@@chrstiania Fun fact: The prescription system dates back to the Holy Roman Empire where the emperor at the time (I don't quite remember which one it was) prohibited doctors from selling medicine to prevent quackery. Instead, they had to write a prescription for the apothecary and the patient collected their medication there. Just like we do nowadays. Some sources even suggest that ancient Romans used a similar system as well.
@UserJWR Жыл бұрын
@@UserJWR interesting
@dargon-ld2ss Жыл бұрын
@@chrstiania It’s supposed to be funny so you need to be overdramatic
@Mgameing123 Жыл бұрын
Healthcare in the USA: Spend 95% of the doctor visit's time reading, and signing various agreements (so doc's won't get sued), talking to billing and insurance department, have your blood pressure checked by a nurse; 5% of the time get seen by an actual doctor.
@timby2383 Жыл бұрын
You are really talented
@muradavad3614 Жыл бұрын
I have the perfect example of this...a few years ago,while making iced tea I dropped and shattered a measuring cup on the 2nd toe of my right foot.It was feeding steadily and I literally had to ASK for wipes to keep the blood from dripping all over the floor of the ER- after I had checked in & was initially assessed...after I'd soaked up wads of tp from the bathroom....They finally took me to the back where they informed me I had cut the top tendon in that toe and they would be in to stitch the cut...30 minutes later the nurse comes with the surgical tools tray and as she started I asked her what she was going to use to see the tendon back together with....To which she replied ,"Oh,I'm just closingbthe initial wound...we are giving you a referral to the Orthopedic Surgeon to sew the tendon back together." . Call me stupid,but from childhood I've always been told that it's better to get to the ER asap with an injury like a cut etc and why they could not have put 2 stitches into a tendon with a fresh cut RIGHT THEN and went ahead and fixed it them with strong dissolving suture I could not understand! So she seemed up the other cut and expected me to spend another $1300 at the OS to have it cut open and probably tendon re-abraided in order for it to mesh together again after 2 weeks would pass,and THEN more stitches to the outside again...when it could all have taken but 5 more minute of her precious time to pull up my toe to reattach it and close it! The hospital in my town is a huge conglomerate ,making money hand over fist off of the retirees and elderly and the doctors are in bed with big pharma and the insurance companies to pilfer every dime they can get rich off of from the elderly and Medicare and Medicaid.They are building blocks of specialty clinics and specialty clinics for cancer patients ,MRI's,a helipad ,back surgeries etc etc etc it's a huge scam and God help you if you are poor and have no insurance...you might as well just sit there and croak
@kimberlypatton9634 Жыл бұрын
The part here is what it fails to recognize is it didn't get REAL bad till we tried to socialize heath care (Obamacare). I went from having okay insurance to worthless insurance overnight.
@simonphelps5793 Жыл бұрын
I've heard that Obama Care has been cut down a lot from the original idea and now all that's left is an empty shell. This was on purpose to deter Americans from proper health care.
@lennat24 Жыл бұрын
So accurate. This is why I’m so grateful for being healthy, and rarely getting sick. It’s so expensive in the US
@Anime-gg3oo Жыл бұрын
Obama care, or Universal Healthcare started in 2010 in the U.S. but you must qualify for it and it's $150.00 or so a month. In Germany, you pay around $120/month for public healthcare plan on a visa. The problem is the Dr.'s in America can refuse to accept this universal health insurance because they own private businesses and pricing maybe disputed. You can't really select the Dr. you want to see and you're likely to get a P.A on this healthcare plan.
@xoxo3588 Жыл бұрын
Im from the Philippines and Went on surgery for my arm, stayed in the hospital for 1 week then got discharged The only thing i had to pay for was an $5 ambulance ride to the hospital
@zerozertr555 Жыл бұрын
😂😂 "here's your invoice... $15,000"
@daRich_X Жыл бұрын
I remember seeing a case where an Amish girl who did not have insurance was billed 1 million dollars to receive a lung transplant to save her life. It was actually insane.
@jennosyde709 Жыл бұрын
@@jennosyde709 oh gosh, that is so insane!
@daRich_X Жыл бұрын
"wait don;t die in here" haha
@sweatnosweat Жыл бұрын
I'm currently being ill from covid sitting at home but your videos truly made my days haha!
@bastianvanstigt6246 Жыл бұрын
Glad to hear that! Wish you a quick recovery!
@RadicalLiving Жыл бұрын
@@RadicalLiving thanks! Your videos surely help! haha
@bastianvanstigt6246 Жыл бұрын
Excellent 👍
@CalebNorthNorman Жыл бұрын
Hahah brilliant 😂👏🏼
@willamoctober6714 Жыл бұрын
Its easy just don't get sick or make it to Germany before hand
@wuetend9 Жыл бұрын
German medical system is really good. Ones I injured my arm very badly and one hour later I was home with all things done and we paid nothing except for gas (which was at the time pretty cheap....)
@vorsunny Жыл бұрын
glad that I live in Canada and have never had to deal with paying for any of my medical treatments or surgeries/ Hopefully it stays this way, but there is a lot of strain on our system since C 19
@JAM-65 Жыл бұрын
When I went to my family in doctor in Germany I sat and talked in her office for sometimes 45 minutes at a time 😎 it’s a different experience for American doctors (have a lot of classmates that went to medical school) The doctor would also write a sick note and you were not legally allowed to go to work until they said it was ok. 👌 😊
@RomyIlano Жыл бұрын
I've just moved to Germany from the US, and I can say this is p accurate. I've been able to get so many things taken care of health-wise since moving that I haven't been able to in the US, and it's amazing.
@sophiapriest Жыл бұрын
Thats great to hear, Greetings from Osnabrück👍
@maik5750 Жыл бұрын
@@maik5750 Omg I'm in Münster!
@sophiapriest Жыл бұрын
@@sophiapriest That's really cool 😄also a nice City
@maik5750 Жыл бұрын
welcome Greetings from Lake Constance🙋♂️
@arnodobler1096 Жыл бұрын
@@arnodobler1096 Ah hello! Lake Constance seems like a nice place!
@sophiapriest Жыл бұрын
"Wait don't die, you didn't pay your bill yet!" 😂😂😭
@northchurch753 Жыл бұрын
Guess it's good that he didn't save his life at the end because that would be 1000$ more lol.
@AsinaKk Жыл бұрын
Correction 10k dollars more
@Monkejjj Жыл бұрын
@@Monkejjj Haha man - resucitating someone I bet starts at 10k$ for maybe one hit on the defib!! Bet it would end up way past 100k$ when you actually get out of the door.
@rkan2 Жыл бұрын
@@rkan2 cpr at 25k minimum every mouth to mouth 30k extra
@Monkejjj Жыл бұрын
As an american who has had to LIVE in our healthcare system. Can confirm this is accurate.
@myst1741 Жыл бұрын
My sister emigrated and live in Oklahoma, US. Her pet dog got sick from Parvovirus and got treatment and it cost US$ 6,500 "for Pet". The dog got so ill and it got euthanized 5 days later. and yeah she has to pay that much
@darthpapa696 Жыл бұрын
I'd kill that pet and call it a day
@Sick_Pencil Жыл бұрын
Parvo is pretty much a death sentence. Whenever buying a puppy, the first thing you should do is take them to the vet for the vaccine. Last I checked it cost less than $35 to vaccinate against Parvo. That was years ago though.
@Leucoandro Жыл бұрын
I love this guy! He’s so cute, love your videos! I wanna come to Germany permanently.
You millennials and your obsession with public healthcare.... Back in my day we just died
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Ahhh yes I remember those days.
Hahahaha no we suffered throughout it all. The healthcare system is a sham for real. They've known treatments that destroyed cancer without harmful side effects since before the 1950. And there are many many more effective treatments other than the medication they hand out like candy for a costly price on the pocket and health....
Research what medical benefits frequencies have. There are many . But cures don't suck profits . I'm a boomer and we hate it too.
I‘m telling you, the medical culture shock between GB and D is huge. Some negatives, yes, but omg how you can see a specialist in under a year is incredible!
Worst part is there are still plenty of Americans who seriously think they have the best healthcare system in the world
Because MURICA FREEDUMB NUMBER ONE!!!🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲 HELTHCAREE IS COMMUNISM SOVIET UNION!!!
That's because they have the greatest education system as well ;)
If you can afford it, the US has excellent healthcare. However, healthcare is responsible for more bankruptcies in the US than any other country in the world. Its shameful.
Untill they move to European countries and realize there's (much) better because less expensive for the same or better quality
just like plp in Chinada also think that pffft
Absolutely insane, the medical system in the states. My surgery was $500,000 USD in California. I came back to Germany and my doctor was like what? That’s a $3,500 surgery here. Absolutely insane, the USA and the greed. This video is funny (and I had a good laugh, really!), but it's really not funny in the real world.
And did you pay 500k?
you added an additional 0. It should be US$ 50,000. But yeah, still expensive.
That's why only multimillionaires can afford healthcare in the US 😱
If you come to Argentina you can get it for free 😄
@@darthpapa696 how do you know its not 500k?
No joke, one of my friends was charged 40$ for *crying* in a hospital. And the description said “medical treatment for signs of depression” Bro, she was probably crying over a loved one in the hospital and your charging her money for sobbing. Pay to live. That’s all it is.
"medical treatment for signs of depression", do they realise they have to treat her to even call it a treatment?
天呐！这也太扯了吧！大开眼界了
Yes, they treated here, by saying "have a nice day", it is a very expensive psychological treatment. (btw this explanation is also a treatment, if you read it you now own me 50$).
Was Mr. Crabs running the hospital.
that has to be a joke - like i would sue them in that case lol
"A doctor gave a man six months to live. The man couldn't pay his bill, so he gave him another six months.."
Then the desperate man shot the doctor and the judge gave him 30 years.
Or lost his kidney
@@shadymedic Exactly.
🤔 what would happen if you cant pay? I've seen before a website where you can have the whole cost written off. Also what if it's an emergency, like a shooting (which happens to often) or a getting run over? I doubt the hospital will just let you die, but most gang members don't have money.
@@sandrajones8245 I don't know how you could have the whole thing written off, and no, they won't let you die, but they'll still at least bill you for it. There probably is a lot that they just write off once they realize they aren't getting it, but then your credit takes a hit (not a concern for gang members, obviously), and if you do want to pay, you can appeal it within the hospital. They must settle a lot of the time with emergencies, but for non-emergency care, it's much harder, thus the large number of people asking for help on GoFundMe. Great system, isn't it?
No joke, I had a bad reaction to a medical treatment and lost consciousness when I was at the front desk about to pay for it. When I came to, the assistants were yelling at me to hurry up and sign my check and had shoved a pen into my hand. In the USA of course. This is too accurate.
omg, the struggle is real 😅
@@RadicalLiving Yes it is! US healthcare has gone straight to hell, I should know, been working in it for 30 years.
OMG, I felt terrible reading what you've went through :(( I wish you never experience anything like that ever. What a terribly disgusting treatment you had!
That is inhumane.
Lies, they would've threw you in the room again
"Don't die, you have not yet paid your bill!" :-D Is is very, very accurate, including the part with the Murican Doc just looking at you and not actually examining you.
When you think that your Murican doc has to make money to pay the loan for their medical studies 🤢 Sick and crazy system 🇺🇲
fast in and fast out again, minimal work for maximal benefit.
@@emcotec1463 Isn't that was capitalism is all about? Minimal efforts for the maximal gain is the creed of the greedy
@@Luziferne yes the raw form of capitalism, and US has it maxed in all aspects 😅
My husband just had a consultation with a hand doctor, three doctors show up and explain him the options they were only there for less than 15 minutes and one of the doctors didn’t even speak . He was bill for each doctor the insurance cover most of the consultation but without insurance the consultation alone would be around $600 per each doctor. He decided not to have surgery since they couldn’t guarantee him it would improve his condition plus the insurance was only willing to cover %35 of the surgery meaning it would cost us $35,000 thousand dollars out of pocket.
"Wait, don't die, you haven't payed your bill yet!" perfectly sums it up
"Dying here will be very expensive" too 💀
🤣😂😅
They’ll just send the bill to your estate and suck it dry before your family sees any of it.
Nah more like concerned about getting a law suit. This is probably one of the factors that led to Americans being obsessed with suing people. They need to make some of that money back somehow. 🙄
Freedom and Democracy
Story Time (from Poland, neighboring Germany) Once I got to the hospital with some internal problems. Urgent emergency, It was very late night. Except of me, there were only 2 guys sitting there, which turned out to be American. One of them had hit a bus stop (hey, in US there may be rare) on electric scooter and broken glass made several deep cuts on his head, so he was completely covered in blood. They struggled to communicate in English. At some point this guys all in blood went to a restroom and after couple of minutes he returned with clean face and pieces of glass in his hand. Obviously he started bleeding once again, because cuts were deep. They wanted to run away, but I stopped them and asked them if they don't want to buy a bandage. I told them that I can but it (it's 3 fucking dollars). They literally fucking didn't believe me and decided to run and escape the hospital before administration knows their names. What the fuck?
hahaha omg thanks for sharing 😂
They really thought it was probably $300 XD
Yes we Americans are terrified of someone calling an ambulance if we are dying in the street because we know we can never afford to pay off that ambulance ride to the hospital, and the bill (often several hundred thousand dollars) will kill us. So sometimes better to just die in the street. I worked in a “charity” hospital and even that place presented indigent patients with bills of several hundred dollars after very minor treatment. America is an insane place. We never got over the Cold War and I don’t know if we will ever be able to fix these problems.
OMG! That sounds horrible! They ran away while he was bleeding hard, after taking the glass from his head himself?! That's so crazy! I mean, his friend could have done that and they didn't need to go to the hospital in the first place. 😅 But I have to say that I'm also quite surprised the glass in your bus stops aren't the safe ones that crash into a million pieces that don't cut people. It seems quite dangerous for you to have those outside...😕
@@alva--._..l-._.-l.._.-- true, normally the foil should keep shards in, i dont know if they have it there?
When I was a young child in Germany, I had a strong nosebleed in the night. It lasted for hours so my mother called an ambulance. It stopped right when they arrived. The medics were super chill and even offered me a ride in the ambulance but I was to tired. I can't imagine this scenario in the US.
@@koschmx I know Germany isn't perfect. I also know the US are worse
@@koschmx Yeah duh, but you get charged a lot of money for basic serious problems and for more than in Europe. USA just seems like a mess tbh.
The scenario in US it would be you take your child to the ER. Doc sees it, gives them lollipop and sends you home. The bill is sent to the insurance and two months later you pay whatever is left.( copay). People can bash uS healthcare all they want, but healthcare is not only nosebleeds and general check up. It is studies and research, which requires money. Most breakthroughs are in US for the very same reason. If you have allergies- you are better off in Canada( or Europe), if you have cancer( like I do),you are better off in US. Capisco?
In highschool senior year i got this heart palpitations and had problems breathing. I live in a low income family. Anyway i was sent to the hospital by ambulance 3 times and i should say that they never figured it out and wouldn't say anything to me. I would ask and ask and ask and got nothing from the doctor's. The emergency response team told me the onlt thing i know. The middle of my heart was swollen and stressed. That was it. All this for a few thousand. We didnt eat much food after this. It has gotten better though
@@mylist0song wtf did you just say canada is in europe?? also even if its a bit better in the US, i would still go in a hospital here in germany so i can live my life if i beat cancer and dont have to sleep under a bridge and get foot stamps
My cousin had underwent a heart transplant here in the US. The medical bill was literally 1 million dollars. After her insurance "coverage," her bill was $500,000. What is the point if insurance when you die of debt either way..😭🤧
WIE!! 😊 Ich weiß, dass es möglich ist, meine Schwester bekommt jede Woche immer 40.000, ich würde mich freuen, wenn du mir zeigst, wie man damit umgeht.
Nachdem ich bis zu 300.000 mit Frau Valerie Anne Yarvin gehandelt hatte. Ich habe ein neues Haus gekauft und kann jetzt meine Kinder dank Frau Angela Cole Carr auf eine bessere Schule in den Staaten schicken. Wenn jemand direkt mit dem ist, was er oder sie tut, werden die Leute immer für sie sprechen.
Ich habe viel über Handel und Investitionen mit Frau Valerie Anne Yarvin gehört, wie gut sie ist und wie sie Menschen durch Investitionen geholfen hat
True. But the worst part is that there is a live cap, usually at $2 Million. If you need medical assistance, that $2 Million can be reached before your 50s birthday and then it's 100% on you.
In Germany, there would be a co-payment (with statutory insurance) of 10€ per day in hospital ... for a maximum of 28 days in a year. So the maximum co-payment would be 280€, about 300$. With private insurance, the co-payments differs between the different companies and between different insurance plans from each company, but it will be probably capped to not more than some hundred or a few thousand Euros per year.
The “funniest” is when a USAmerican says something along the lines of “But my insurance is very affordable, it’s only [$$$$] per MONTH”, and I’m like “That’s more than I pay for medical treatments in a YEAR here in Sweden, and I have a chronic illness!”
How much do you pay in taxes though. Yes, I know said taxes probably go further than the amount most Americans pay for their insurance and that you probably get a better deal out of the Swedish system, but most high-income Americans pay a smaller percentage of their income on insurance than they would lose from the extra taxes the Swedish system requires. As such, in America the healthcare debate is spilt between the rich and poor, with the rich fearing high taxes while the poor support single payer healthcare because the extra taxes would likely be at or below the percentage of their income that they spend on insurance anyways. The middle class is split on the issue but generally supports the status quo, which is insure in this case. Personally, I think that a single payer healthcare system in the United States won't work, and that more effort should instead be directed at curtailing the worst excesses of the healthcare industry, specifically the high costs of medicine and bullshit charges the hospitals often give out, but nothing is really being done about it either way so the whole situation is just infuriating. Sorry for the rant, have a good day.
@@andrewlechner6343 valid points mate
@@andrewlechner6343 Nope. Cost of life here is made to be post-tax so it's as if we have not earned that tax in the first place. Sure, we pay tax but the prices are waaaay lower to compensate.
@@andrewlechner6343 wrong … changing your mind serves no purpose for anyone so don’t believe me i guess but just know you’re wrong as fuck. over 70% of americans want medicare for all while the rest seems to be republicans…. so you’re probably in that group of weirdos im guessing….
@@andrewlechner6343 The thing is that even if we ignored the ethical side of the issue (we shouldn't BTW), single-payer system is far more efficient on a strictly financial level, with only a minimal percentage of insurance money going to administrative, legal and marketing/PR costs. Also, American system encourages hospitals and pharmaceutical companies to drive up prices to an insane level. I mean sure, you can try to curtail the latter by regulations within the current system, but why not just switch to a tried and tested solution that largely eliminates this problem?
My nanny took her father to the hospital in her own car, and he died as soon as they took him inside, they had a 10k bill after insurance paid. The thing my kids remember the most from our trips to Europe is the free ambulance ride.
Unbelievable...
They or the estate?
When I first read an article of a US citizen fighting doctors who wanted to take him into an ambulance after a car-accident, I thought it was satire. Now I know he just didn´t want his next 3 generations to owe money to the hospital.
@@unnamed1613 No sir, it is common for Americans to avoid the ambulance and its 10k bill. My dad snapped his ankle at our house so we drove him ourselves. An ambulance prolly could arrive quicker and administer pain meds to make his ride more pleasant, but it wasn't worth the bill.
@@HawaiiDEEPS it was like 5 years ago that I found out driving to the hospital in your own car or a taxi instead of an ambulance, is *not* a movie thing and that's actually pretty common in the US, I was shocked. I'm still shocked to this day tbh. Still hoping that it will change.
Here in the U.S., we don't have a healthcare system. we have a wealthcare system.
Am American. Can confirm I just continue feeling bad instead of seeing doctors to find out wtf is wrong with me because of costs lol.
Move out, Man!
Get a passport and go to Mexico/Thailand/Turkey/some eastern European country
@Robbi GrimmFellow It would probably be cheaper to taka few days off and fly to another country to get checked out than go to an american hospital. And as for "liking" americans there's a big industry in many countries around foreigners coming in for cheap healthcare.
@Robbi GrimmFellow what are ya talking about ya wanker,since when Muricans are not welcomed in Europe?you are welcome in EU.Sell out,move out to somewhere in EU,buy a house,find a job,and voila :D
@Robbi GrimmFellow You are being too pessimistic. No one hates a common man just because u are from US.
I live in the US. My health insurance company recently declined to pay for a recent surgery I had. Now I'm going to get sued by the hospital system. I can relate to this. American healthcare sucks!
“American healthcare sucks” That is a more basic fact than “Dead people are dead”
Maybe move out of the country before the system sues you?
@@MITHRIL_GOD I'm sorry my comment didn't live up to your expectations.
@Smiling Shadow Well you'd be wrong. No I didn't end up in an ER. It was pre-approved well before the surgery. The denial came 2 weeks after the surgery. Now it's at the hospital system's legal department (or farmed out law firm) to collect from me. Yes I will be hiring an attorney....which is a complete f'king waste of my time and money. It's also perfectly designed to ensure the health insurance corporation passes as much of the cost of healthcare right back on their policy holders. In US healthcare shareholders matter not policy holders.
@@RuleofFive I recommend you to find a job in Europe and move here, even without anything, just you paying everything out flat, it will still be much cheaper here, since governments here keep the prices cheap so they don't get bankrupt paying the public healthcare.
I was recently brought to the hospital in Germany in an ambulance and had to stay there for a week. They did about every test you can think of and I was charged 50 Euros for everything. After I was discharged I was invited to additional tests in a few weeks. It was not medically necessary but the hospital was interested in the cause of my illness - many other people have it, so it wasn't exactly about me but who cares - Best thing about that: I was paid to go there. So all in all I got out of the hospital with more money than before.
i gueess you might want to fake having that sickness again , you know ; more money. just kidding.
😅
Are you American?
So cool, true care of people!!!
50 euros that's robbing you
My father once lived for a short time in the US and he had to get his eyes lazered. It was really expensive. He did it, nothing changed and he went to the eye doctor back in Germany. The doctor said nothing was done in the US. The eyes werent lazered. It was a fraud, they "played" surgery. Never heard of that in Germany.
That's messed up on a whole other level.
Freedom and Democracy.
I'm pretty sure even in the US that's still fraud
Wtf I thought they were democratic
It's a regular mafia. Don't people in usa have enough guts to oppose to that?
We should learn out of this. Never ever let it happen that the health care system gets owned by a private institution. Otherwise, they can set the prices and it will be unpayable if you don't know the right people.
Part of the problem is, America is super saturated by far-right think tanks which influence mass opinion through literal propaganda. Paired with pretty bad educational standards, especially in right-wing states, the people who actively oppose universal healthcare (which is a large number) have never actually read the data or research demonstrating its social and financial benefits. They just call it "socialism", and that is enough to dissuade them from thinking any further about the benefits.
Sorry to say, but. Whole health care system in Germany is private. Is just under strict gov regulation :)
@@hirondelle8734 because they are naive and brainwashed by propaganda lobbies.
@@Aesandar The insurance system is primarily socialized. Socialized healthcare does not mean that private hospitals and medical locations cannot be privitized. It means that the method of paying for these services is funded through taxes and distributed by the government.
@@jennosyde709 and this is nothing more then I wrote. But still. Health care in Germany is looong Privatized. Sozialized aspects of it are nothing more then strict gov regulations of basic healt insurance and direct Subsidies to it. Even USA have part of healt system done this way. There are quite a few of states owned hospitals and quite few of Socialized healt insurance programs ;) every one do this. Most of Europe use this form as a primary policy, USA need to work on it yet.
My dad travelled to America in the 80s and said he's literally seen someone have a heart attack and the medics searching the man for his wallet and health insurance documents rather than saving him. I think thats when he decided he wouldn't live in that infernal country.
Damn
And the situation would be the same today
Fortunatly M*rica doesn't exist
@@_eyevis it's not us had some of the worst health care and I mean how much they actually care for patients they care more about money
Of course they would. How do they know if he could afford the expendive medical cost.
Essentially for US healthcare you either A: Keep yourself health at all cost or B: Risk being bankrupt thanks to the bill
Or C: you just don't go to the hospital and die
I’ll take C: go to Europe for the same price and staying
or start to cook some blue meth
Let's be real here tho. When is the last time you have seen an healthy american.
@@jofloch9955 The fat American is actually a stereotype, where I am anyways, as there are other countries becoming just as fat.
As an American citizen, I can confirm this could not be more accurate.
In Romania it's worse. We pay a lot of taxes for healthcare when adjusted to our incomes, then the doctor of the state funded hospital says "I can't do anything for you here, you have to come to my private hospital.". And our best doctors go West anyway when they are thirty years old.
I'm German and often think our healthcare system is horrible compared to other countries...
@@brinkiTOgo Sadly it's not. It can't compete with filthy rich smaller states such as Switzerland or Norway, but it's the best system I know for a state of 50 Million people +. France, Brits, Italy, USA, all worse.
@@Cloney1337 But why forcing the hospitals to make profit? That's a horrible idea in my opinion. And having a private insurance system isn't really sensible either. I lived in Japan for a year and was in hospital there (just one day though) and needed to visit a doctor several times. There were people standing around just to help you immediately. Everything seemed new and modern. They had one insurance for everyone (richer people had to pay more). I paid less in Japan for a full insurance than I do in Germany as a student and here the student's insurance is just a light version without some basic social benefits that are mandatory for everyone else. Of course there are worse systems. But that doesn't mean ours is the best we could have
@@peter130476 Well Romania it's a big exception to it. That's why it's ranked the lowest in EU Healthcare
Have you ever heard people getting divorces not because they don't love each other but just to make sure the medical debt of one spouse won't be carried over to the other when they die? Neither me except when one of my friends from the USA told me about it. I lived in Canada all my life right next to the USA and never ever heard of that until now.
omg that's so crazy 🤯
Or people that stay in unhappy marriages because they can’t afford to lose coverage from their spouse’s insurance
How is healthcare in Canada?
@@bearhapps3245 not perfect but i doubt anything would be anyways, depending on what is needed we can have really long wait times for a specialist (which can even hit years !) usually its not for life saving issues but that doesnt mean that you will always be caught on time and that what was not lethal wont become it later down the road. Mental health care is also on the "very long" side in the "public" . they will usually give priority to people in state of emergency... You have the opportunity of going to the private for both physical and mental health but in this case, it will cost you. On other times things can move pretty fast and i do appreciate not having to mortgage anything in order to get a cast for a broken arm or getting surgery. Had an inguinal hernia back in 2013 or 14 and from the first call to get to see my doc for "something off on my lower abdomen" to being done with surgery, it took 2 months and that was during the Xmass holidays. For medication (i am in Quebec) you can get on the public regime if you dont work which pays a portion of your medication. You have to pay up to a certain point and the rest is at no cost. People on welfare dont pay for most of them (or minimally). As for dental and optometrist, if i remember well they arent on the public healthcare for most adults (i THINK elderlies are covered, but its not free) so you have to pay out of pocket for them. If you have insurance with your job (which in my case i pay around 50$ every 2 weeks and that GREATLY varies from a place to another) you can have additional perks (example, i got X amount for optometrist and 80% covered at the dentist up to a certain amount) and a percentage off paramedical treatments (like chiropractors, massotherapies) up to a certain amount. Obviously the pandemic has put a huge strain on the medical field both in staff being overworked and "dropping left and right" and in increasing the wait time by putting aside things that were "less important" to focus on the shitshow that has been happening for the past two years. The system is far from being perfect with too many problems. But as i said above, i value not having to sell one of my kidney to treat the other. People will say "yeah but you pay a LOT in taxes" . Yup, i am in the 30% bracket but when i see what people south of the border pay in taxes and in their own insurance.... and ABOVE that are STILL hit with thousands in bills??? yeah i'll sit on my 30% ....
In germany you often overwrite your property years before actual inheritance because elderly care is poorly covered and the state demands you liquidate most assets before he steps in. You know why?Because in a very unsmart move german state chose to privatise it's elderly homes. Care quality dropped and prices went wild since then,but in return investors profit on elder care now. Health Care truly is one of the markets where more regulation is better regulation.
My mom (from Germany) travelled around the US in the late 70s, and she got a German travel insurance that paid everything. She had to go to the hospital once for a cold, and while she was waiting, there was a black man in the waiting room who was obviously in pain and whose skin was weirdly discolored. When they asked her in, she told the doctor that they better check the man first, because his case looks very urgent. They insisted she goes first. When she was in the doctor's room, he told her the man doesn't have insurance but she does, and the doctor even engaged her in a longer chat about life in Germany. My mom was totally shocked that the doctor could be so oblivious to this sick man and even waste his time chatting with her.
As someone who has been lucky enough to benefit from the free healthcare in the UK all my life, it is absolutely bonkers to me the amount of money Americans spend on healthcare, even after insurance! Everyone in my family has had an operation or procedure of some sort, and it scares me to think how much money that would've cost us if we were living in the US, we'd literally be bankrupt. It must be so scary to live in a country where your healthcare is so expensive and you can't always guarantee that you will be able to afford it.
I got into a snowboarding accident some years back and after I was healed and the ordeal was over I kept having recurring nightmares about unexpected injuries and having to visit an E.R. (American btw)
I grow frustrated with listening to all this. Everyone thinks if u get sick in the US you go to debtors prison. The US probably spends and wastes more money on healthcare in 4 weeks than the NHS budget for a year. Most workers in the US can and do get healthcare through their employer. There are holes in the US system that u can fall through if you're the working poor or u fail to get health insurance. Here it's ur responsibility to get it. Most healthcare plans in the US have a maximum amount the individual pays out in the event of some catastrophic event. So people with insurance rarely find themselves millions in debt. What u read about are the exceptions. The US is just too big and diverse for a UK type system. From a personal perspective I do not want the level of socialism present in many european countries here in the US it would be costly and cumbersome having the government manage all those projects. In addition to governmental intrusion in our lives.
@@ShenandoahTim You see, in Europe we don't have those exceptions in the first place.
@@diablo.the.cheater Neither do I because I have a job and health insurance.
@@ShenandoahTim Healthcare is for everyone, not just people who can afford it or get it through their job. Everyone has a right to access healthcare. The US is the only developed country without free or universal healthcare in the world, so is not accessible to everyone. Maybe a system like we have in the UK wouldn't work, but surely something could be organized, many other countries have different systems which may be more suitable. The US by far has the largest military spending budget in the world, maybe instead it could put some of that money into creating affordable healthcare that is more accessible. What the US spends on its military is over six times what we spend on the NHS. For me I don't really feel that the government is intruding into my life by funding our healthcare, but I guess that's more of a personal issue. If you're that worried about the government intruding into your life I'm surprised you're on the internet at all.
A friend of mine went to the ER with severe abdominal pain. Turns out he had a partially obstructed bowel which needed surgery. There were no surgeons in at that hour, so they set him up for an overnight hospital stay. Not wanting to pay $10,000+ literally just to sleep at the hospital instead of his home one block away, he asked if it was OK to go home and come back tomorrow morning. They said yes. So he went back the next day and was told they needed to re-do every diagnostic test they had done 6 hours ago (which came to $13,000 for the previous night's tests), before they could perform the $35,000 surgery. Since he no longer felt like he was dying, he opted not to go through with it. He still has a partially obstructed bowel 8 years later. This can kill you.
Some of these stories seem really out there, until I remember when my father had a really nasty infection on a wound on his hand. The first doctor he went to suggested to chop his arm off to stop the infection from spreading to the rest of his body and making it worse. He was told the procedure for his amputation was 25,000 dollars, in other words, 25k to actually fucking chop his arm off. Luckily, my father, being a government worker from a European country, got his European insurance to step in and pay for a much less destructive procedure that saved him. But I still remember how the American healthcare system is completely willing to cut off your limbs and make you pay for it.
Well, paying for amputation actually makes sense - it's not like the guilotine the arm off and that's that. It's just that everything else around it is crazy. 25 k? Let's say a staff of 8 people (doctors, nurses, technicians) works five hours on that (bone, muscles etc. would have to be cut cleanly and sutured, everything has to be sterile ...) and let's count another 2 wages for the room, machinery, tools and so on. Then you'd still end up with 500$ /hour wages. I don't even believe that the doctors would earn that much, much less the nurses.
@@Julia-lk8jn Please, tell me that you are being sarcastic...
@@Julia-lk8jn or maybe just get something to disinfect it, like a small surgery for a cleaning and disinfecting then cover up with bandages? What the person said above better be true. That or your dumb, crazy or a troll. Well maybe a kid as well
- Doc, left hand amputation! - Wzzz! Done. Next patient! - Doc, right hand amputation! - Wzzz! Done. Next patient! - Doc, left leg amputation! - Wzzz! Done. - Doc, I said LEG! - Wzzz! Done. - Doc, I said LEFT!
25k is a lot yes. And cutting off the arm is probably WAY over board for what was going on yes. But it's not as simple as chopping off the arm. It's a VERY intense procedure where they go in and have to close off every single blood vessel individually. Then they sew the outside skin together nicely etc etc etc etc etc. It's at least 4 people in the room doing various things.
I remember breaking my arm as a kid and my dad and I debating if it was worth going to the ER or not. Both radius and ulna were completely broken, arm was doing the snake thing. The fact that is a question we had to consider makes me very sad as an adult, and even sadder for my dad.
taking a flight to Europe, even with 1 accompagning parent, would probably still worth it in comparison...
Shite! Unbelievable...
I had the exact same fracture when I was 8. My mom had to leave work to pick me up in school and drive to me to the ER. Not only we didn’t have to pay anything, my mom even got compensated by the insurance company for missed hours in work
@@thekestrel4836 :,) wow ig the medical system makes childhood a lot more interesting
@@kolerick a 12+ hour flight with both forearm bones completely broken through and dislocated sounds like I won't make it through security, but at least the x-ray is free
I wish this was just a joke. My friend was septic from a burst appendix, she needed surgery asap and they made her wait 5 hours until her father who had the money to pay could come and take care of that first.
I was brought by ambulance to a hospital about 5PM for appendicitis ultimately as it turns out, there was a major accident with known fatality (probably someone important or rich) they held up the emergency room for hours trying to revive the deceased.. I was finally seen, given an epidural, doctors couldn't tell if it was diverticulitis or appendicitis, sent me for a cat scan, within the hour I was admitted to a room without knowing what it was, 5:00 comes and a surgeon wakes me up and said I won't be getting breakfast as he will need me to have a empty stomach for a appendectomy. I still had employers coverage months before Medicare was to kick in, thankfully our plan at that time was no charge for ER with admission, no charge for the hospital either, ambulance covered too. The VA cross-honored my prescriptions and issued them instantly. Now it's a different story on Medicare, the disability plan I was on with that employer changed my Medicare to something different since they were self insured at the time. Now with the VA I have to go to the VA to not get charged for a ER visit and that's 50 miles away, if I use ambulance I get stuck with the bill. Towns about 25 miles away have band-aid quality hospitals, enough to stabilize you and transfer you
There’s a reason why Walter White started making meth 😂
It took me a minute to understand in the first episodes.
I wonder how popular the show is abroad in countries where they have universal healthcare 🤣😂🤣🤣
That show would not make sense if America had free healthcare
@@calebreese2311 the viewers would be totally confused 😂😂🤣
@@anaz5918 I guess if there’s one single plus about the American healthcare system, it’s that it gave us a phenomenal show
"Don't die you didn't pay the bill yet." I have shown this to my american friend and it was so accurate it made him laugh for a few minutes and as he said its far more true than reality
I'm so glad I was born in France! After my birth I needed a surgery or I would have died. My parents payed nothing, it was completely covered by the insurance. If it happened in the US, my parents would still be paying for it. Which mean they probably wouldn't have another kid. They wouldn't have be able to buy a house. They wouldn't be able to pay for college etc.
Wait you pay for college?
@@heitorpedrodegodoi5646 not directly for college, but for the apartment, the food, the train etc
@@mathilderondel8124 oH
Vitale card is very good though. I love it
free education in my country too, but u also get around 800 dollars each month from the goverment while u in collage, so u can pay for food and a small appartement.
I am living in Germany. I can confirm this is so true.
Me too, in my office a sneeze is enough to get you two weeks off. 😆
Sie ist großartig, perfekt und ein Genie. Ich habe T0 162.050 $ Handel erfunden.
Ich habe viel über Handel und Investitionen mit Frau Valerie Anne Yarvin gehört, wie gut sie ist und wie sie Menschen durch Investitionen geholfen hat
Boxes full of free medication? Nope. Ten years ago maybe, but it's out-dated. I've been to plenty of doctors in the last couple of years, and I once got two pills of pain killer at the dentist. Not sure why they felt a need to exaggerate that bit; it's not like the contrast wasn't strong enough as is.
I feel so humbled to live in a country with free healthcare, plus Germany’s and UK‘s healthcare are so similar and universal.
Dutch healthcare too.
Nothing is free. It is paid in advanced with your taxes.
I love this channel. The differences between Germany and US are so vast, that it feels like Germany is an entirely different world for someone like me who's only familiar with Germany from a distance. And this channel shows just how different the philosophy and values are between these two nations in a very humorous and fun-to-watch way. I sometimes rewatch the videos too because they are so hilarious. It feels like with Germany being the economic capital of the EU with such a unique history, you can expect all kinds of things to come from Germany, the same way that you can expect all kinds of things to come from the US. @Radical Living is such a good and genuine actor that watching his videos feels like something you would encounter in real life. Fantastic work and keep it up!
Ditto. As an american, the absolute support of the germans for their social services, where they're all in solidarity, seems so foreign to me. The other thing I've noticed is the anti-patriotic movement that has been prevalent in the US for about the last 20 years doesn't exist here. People can profess support for their country without getting crucified. Where many in the US see their country as deeply flawed.
The german healthcare system compared to others in Europe isn’t even that good. I think its crazy how Americans view any kind of healthcare system that doesn’t put you in debt for the rest of your life as the best thing in the world… America is literally a third world country imo
Don't worry, we Germans also see our country as deeply flawed.
1:46 as a Californian I can tell you that’s not correct, it’s not 8 times that amount.....it’s 23 times 😂
And if the stars don't align it's 230x
@@rkan2 jumping from a cliff seems a better at this point
I try to avoid going to the doctors not only for the cost but once at a doctors appointment the DR asked me if I had any questions while reaching for the door knob…I guess I don’t have any questions since you’re so eager to leave.
Your issues weren't profitable enough for hum
Oh, no. Door knob manners instead of bed site manners.
Hello there, how are you doing?
same issue in Germany. Doctors in personal clinics get paid for each patient, so they are incetivized to work quickly
And I've seen Americans genuinely believe that this kind of healthcare isn't a problem since "healthcare is a privilege", it's literally paid through taxes in countries where it's free.
It’s more like “paid in advance”
Never believed those horror stories about US hospital bills… until I ended up with a knee injury at an hospital in California. Actually just needed a prescription for some Diclophenac gel, which is otc in Germany, but was send to X-ray and finally released with the advice to cool the joint, some prescription for Ibuprofen which could have been easily bought otc at the pharmacy and a pair of crutches which I only used for one day and finally gave away to charity. After illegibly forcing me to pay 900 bucks ahead despite my fully covering travel insurance, I got to see their final invoice to the insurance company about 19,000$… split equally between hospital cost including two X-rays and doctors salary for effectively five minutes of „examination“. Luckily I also got the 900 bucks advance payment refunded by the insurance, although that normally is not the case as pre-payments are not to be made with their coverage as the hospital should have known.
You believe that the hospital did _not_ know that? that was just a knee-jerk "nobody comes in here without paying, we don't care what". If somebody walked in there just to ask for a way to the next bus stop, I would not take a bet on it that someone wouldn't charge him for that.
I got charged 500$ to be talked out of killing myself. Literally the man said "are you feeling better?“ “yeah" "okay, let me go grab the invoice. Sign here please."
FYI, people: Mandatory medical insurance in Germany is around 7.3% from your gross salary. (Employer adds another 7.3 on top). German private health insurance is riskier, but cheaper at young ages (but there is a big catch - the price rises with the time and after certain age it's really hard to switch back to German Mandatory/state one).
also private insurance in Germany is pretty nice especially once you’re old it makes more sense if you can afford it.
Exactly
Still pretty close to US amounts when all is said and done. I'm a US/German citizen, but I work for a large US corporation (80k+ employees) and this is how it breaks down for one of the most "cost effective" (CDHP) policies. Strap in for this one: 5% to 10% Gross are typical insurance premiums Minimum $3500 out of pocket annually for an individual, $7500 for family. This means I pay the first $3500 of my medical care, dollar for dollar at a "discounted" insurance negotiated rate. Hint: It's still bullshit. Because of this minimum out of pocket, many opt for an HSA. In this case, assume you're contributing at least the minimum $3500 annually to the HSA. Your new total out of pocket likely well exceeds the 7.3% of Germany if you have a median US income of ~$68,000/year. What's worse is the older plans which didn't have high out of pocket expenses have even higher premiums. You would pay almost 15% of your gross for these plans... and you still have to pay a "copay", or small fee each time you go to the doctor. And this doesn't even get into the quality of care or cost of care... America is just flat out fucked when it comes to healthcare, and the system is broken. I think its something everyone in this country can agree about. Insurance companies are scams, doctors are scams, the entire thing is a scam to fleece you out of your money.
To give a quick example of the costs / quality of care: I had my appendix removed earlier this year. The hospital and doctors combined charged ~$49,000 for the procedure. I was in the hospital for a total of 9 hours from when I stepped into the ER, to when I left the building. I blew through my entire out of pocket in 9 hours. POOF, ~10% of your gross gone. Why only 9 hours? It was more cost effective to insurance to have me do it outpatient then get admitted for a few days afterwards. My family in Germany was shocked how quick they let me leave. I'd argue most could blow through their minimum out of pocket + premiums every year without even blinking an eye. That money is just gone, and the care that goes with it is trash for the most part.
Out of curiosity, do German state insurance plans tend to cover all medical procedures a person might need, or are they selective in which procedures they offer?
in california a cyclist fell of his bike, by himself, hit the concrete very hard. broke bones and was uncouncious. ambulance picked him up. they performed an emergency surgery on him, without consulting. he woke up in his hospital bed, now 300.000uss in debt. he doesn't have the money. the ambulance ride alone, was 3000-5000uss alone.
I know people who have refused to taken to the hospital by ambulance when they were injured and called an Uber instead.
@@MrSloika 🥲
In most locations in the Us, ambulances are private companies. It would be nice if they were turned into municipal services in the US. When I lived in Germany, my Porsche caught on fire while driving. The fire department put out the fire, The fire department sent me a bill.
@@Leucoandro How much was the bill?
@@gwarlow I think it was about 475€. It was about 17 years ago.
Living in Italy and then moving to Switzerland really showed me how lucky I was beign born in a free (paid by taxes) healthcare state. I had some checkups ups that cost me 400CHF and doctors never actually tell you what is outside the fee of the consultation. In another case, I got a bill by the minute after 15 minutes it was 5 CHF for any extra effing minute (it was physio so obviously is lasted more than 15 minutes)!
That's the kind of insurance you have. I'm guessing if you paid the bill and turned it in you would be reimbursed. I had this kind of insurance. My daughter's doctors visits were free for the 4 years. What they didn't tell you (my daughter's doctor told me) they expect you to pay for the bill on your own and then send the insurance proof the bill and proof you paid for it. I was basically doing the insurance companies paperwork.
Here in India, the doctor takes no more than 150 rupees (2$) and gives half of the medicine himself for free. Can go to any generic medical and buy the prescription medicine for cheap. And this is not even the governmental healthcare, which is a bit slow, but absolutely free. Also have some major companies running their own hospitals for cancer which are also free of cost to the public. Never have to go to a private hospital unless you are dying and the other hospitals do not have the resources to treat you.
funny, because us citizens pay one of the most if not the highest taxes percentage, in the whole world. and they have this system, where if you live and work abroad, they will still charge you for taxes. they call it the american dram lol
@@vidyasagardaud8518 maybe where you live...it's hideously expensive in Mumbai. Rs 500 for a consult by a GP, Rs 800 - 1000 for an average specialist. This does not include costs of procedures, testing or medicines. And even consultation fees can be more for the more noted docs. Considering the disparity in incomes in the US and here, treatment costs here are quite high as well. And the thing is that they didn't used to be. This has started with the corporatisation of healthcare, a copy of the US model. We seriously need more government and municipal hospitals. There is a scheme to have one in every district, with a medical college attached. I hope it happens soon.
Living in Switzerland and can agree with this. We have good medical institutions and insurance is mandatory, but it's super expensive and doesn't cover everything at all. When you don't want to go to the doctor because you know it'll cost you too much, there is clearly a problem.
As an American who has lived in the USA all my life, these videos are just trash talking us and I love it because its accurate.
American healthcare. A real life horror story.
"Breaking Bad" TV series was only possible in the U.S. 🤔
Oh my gosh, at first I thought why is he exaggerating that much with the bill. But reading the comments and finding out people might really pay that much is really disturbing, I might even say radical 😅
And that's WITH insurance.... -_-
My husband came down with a neurological condition three years ago the amount of medical bills insurance refused to pay is ridiculous. Including physical therapy and occupational therapy the only think it save us from being bankrupt was our savings and the fact my husband was a high earner but the majority of people don’t have those options and can easily bankrupt them. It makes me sick to my stomach that a country so wealthy refuses to help their own citizens. My “poor” “third world country “ even offers universal healthcare for all citizens with inexpensive life savings medications even if you opt for private care system still affordable compared to the USA.
Be American. Pay $400/month for health insurance when healthy. Go broke when sick. Tips fedora.
I’m American myself but I love the German health insurance system. I noticed you either have statutory insurance or private insurance in Germany but it depends on your income and job and statutory is highly regulated to ensure fair competition and many of the insurance Schemes in Germany stem from the Bismarckian welfare state paying for statutory insurance through % of income. Either way, I love Social-Market economics.
It’s pretty much like that in all of Europe, Italy, France, Spain…
Americans would love almost any other countries' systems in comparison!
@@MrHarumakiSensei well no, it really depends on the system for me. I want a system that provides the poor but allows business to prosper, that’s where Germany does extremely well.
Goverment for the people, not the few.
@@Sebman1113 well europe or almost every country that is member of the european union allows business to prosper and has got a good health care system. america would be a way better country if you would not be afraid of getting a serious illness and and being homeless afterwards cuz you can´t pay the bills for the treatment. but system means that the taxes increases a lot and we in germnay paying arround 45% of our income to the state and for the social secure system. if you don´t need that it sucks but if you need it it´s a treasure.
I dread to think of the cost of surgery in the US. $15000 just to deliver a baby....
That's the price for a delivery without surgery... if you are lucky.
@@frankgdproducer4413 Warnung: crypto scam.
@@jamewilliams7660 crypto scam, the second.
Ihr guter Ruf spricht bereits für sie im letzten Monat, ich habe über 100.000 Dollar mit ihr investiert und ich habe bereits über 250.000 Dollar Gewinn gemacht.
@@patronjustice9710 and another account pushing a crypto scammer.
Yeah I’m glad I live in the UK and that we have the NHS. Unfortunately it’s underfunded and you can and often do have long wait times
"it's free" is not entirely correct. you pay for your healthcare in germany the same way you do in the us you have an insurance that pays for most stuff but stil have to pay a little anyways. only real differences are the cost of treatment and medicine is hyperinflated in the us and in germany having a health insurance is mandatory.
But it’s payed via Taxes
@@Mgameing123 actually taxes and health care are separate. Both are paid for automatically out of your salary tho. Unless you are in between jobs then you have to pay the health insurance people whatever the fuck they want. This one time my friend was put of a job for 3 months and they demanded more than my friend had ever made by working all for those 3 months.
@@salinora0 Ok but the healthcare funded by Taxes is more cheaper as its not for profit!
Yeah but in Germany and in most european states , the costs are not overinflated. The same thing that cost 50 000 $ in US is just 10 or sometimes 20 time less. Whoever pays it , taxes or patient or insurance do not matter. The core problem in the US is the astonomical costs of basic stuff. Not the "you pay everything yourself". If the procedures were at a reasonnable price , a lot more US citizens would be able to afford it. And not get addicted to opioids and die at 45 because surgery is not affordable.
In germany the insurance is also not bound to your job. If you wish you can stay in one and the same your entire life and during the times you have no job, it will get paid by the social system.
Here in Italy we NEVER pay our family doctors. We only pay for the medicines and some of them are even free. My dad got a pacemaker implanted and it cost him 0 €.
This is the best channel on KZhead 😁 brilliant content as always 👏 As someone coming from the UK, I am so grateful for our NHS - one of my closest friends moved to the US and she is always shocked at the accessibility/cost of healthcare there!!
I had a surgery in Munich two weeks ago. I had a hard time breathing because my nasal septum was curved, narrowing one of my nostrils to almost zero and I already had chronical inflammation in my sinuses. My nasal septum was straightened and my sinuses were scraped out. Now I can breath perfectly again. Surgery was free. I only payed 10€ for each day I stayed in the hospital after the surgery, so it was 40€ for four days. That's all I payed. But you need to take in mind that those 10€ per day include 3 meals a day, free water/tea/coffee. And I also got creams/lotions and a spray for treating my nostrils the weeks after the surgery.
I have a diabetic younger brother and I'm shock to find out that insulin cost almost $300 in US last time when we visit, in Indonesia it only cost around $3-$6, it's insane and I start to wonder is it even ethical to make life saving drugs that expensive.
The amount of accuracy is literally killing me!🤣🤣
Excellent as always mate!
Hahahaha! I love this! Thank you for posting. You always do wonderful videos! Keep up the great work!
I have heart and kidney failure from Marfans . In us , I save 20k a year to pay the bills . Even so , I self purchased my own stem cell transplants and my own hyperbaric chamber and I feel much much better . Sometimes you just gotta go rogue and so what works. What we have here in the US, isn’t health care , it’s “ die slower care “😅
or die faster care.. if you can‘t pay or save anything
@@scofield321 I had to sell my house and empty my 401k. Total cost to live to date 930,000. It’s NUTS.
Do you have some documentation/blog/vlog about this? I would be very interested in reading!
@@rkan2 in the US, the NIH has published a few case studies citing mitigation of symptoms in two pediatric patients . These patients were hospitalized with hereditary Alpha tryptasemia and reaching end of life. They were there to “try anything” to not due . Both patients received transplants and both recovered . This was 20 years ago . I have pots /veds( Marfans ) and mast cell . Was told I had less than 5 years to live after I awoke from a coma post arrhythmia dvt and sepsis. I tried ivig and chemotherapeutics but didn’t work . Decided to use adipose lipoaspirate homologous stem cell transplants based on what I read about these two case studies . I had nothing left . It was this or hospice . I went to a drs office and did the procedure under local. They took the stem cells and sent to lab ,replicated in vitro ,and froze . After several transplants, about a year later , the Supreme Court of the state of Florida adjudicated the use of cryopreservation with homologous adipose based stem cells to be illegal as the stem cells were classified as a drug due to a stabilizer . A sugar stabilizer was added to the blood product to stabilize it, and henceforth , just like ivig , it is now classified as a drug . The fda dragged the stem cell company to court and bankruptcy by claiming the owner of the company was not using doctors that were up to par educationally with the use of the product. This was based on one case where the patient was using stem cells for retinopathy and went blind after use … BUT she was going blind anyway. (Sometimes disease has proliferated past the point of mitigation ) Further investigation of the financials shows the company only paid medical payments on the claim . This means there was no liability on the stem cell companies end . Per our tissue bank agreements all stem cells could be seized and used for clinical trial if they can or are no longer being used . We all lost ours, and the case went to appeal . In communicating with the stem cell company ( they were fantastic and ethical on my end ) the owner of the company suggested a hyperbaric chamber to increase circulating stem cells . That was all I could do next . I started @ 1.3 ata over 90 minutes with 10l of 02 via cannula 3 years ago . Use an oxyhealth vitaeris. Rx through regenerative medicine . I use this modality almost daily with the superhuman protocol (EWOT PEMF infrared light . I’m walking again , my ckd is improved and my heart failure is on the line between failure and” pretty bad” I also gained 40 delightful pounds… Yaay ! I should be dead . I’m better than I was 10 years ago . Dr Neil Riordian wrote a book called Stem Cells : The Rising Tide. (Purchase on Amazon ) Currently the procedure can be done in Panama over a weekend . Joe Rogan Mel Gibson and more use him . Joes podcast has him on for a full interview if you want to hear him speak . Dr Rs book is loaded with citations. For hyperbarics, you will only see studies as they relate to traumatic brain injury , not mixed connective tissue or vascular issues . The studies have not been done due to cost and institutional limitations . If you need more info let me know
Eye-opening and educational! Absolutely enjoyed the video😃
So glad!
Unfortunately, the privatization of german hospitals and the associated demand for economic efficiency mean that more and more unnecessary treatments are being carried out that bring in more money for the hospital. For example, c-sections are being performed more and more frequently during births because they "save time" compared to natural births.
I agree about unnecessary ops.
As someone whose wife works as neurologist in a hospital and also recently gave birth to our baby boy (natural way, pregnancy without complications) I cannot agree with you. I guess that might be the case in some clinics but let's not generalize and say it is like that everywhere.
Same in France, with less and less hospitals, with fewer and fewer healthcare workers 😱 The reason why they were on strike yesterday
C-section are unnecessary you say??? It's less painful. Are you a Dr.? No, your an dummy on YT. What's with you crazy men trying to force your male hysteria on women? Stop forcing yourself on women and let the Dr. handle it. Pregnancy is painful but also a very delicate situation that can be dangerous, even fatal, to women without modern medicine. My god are they trying to police women's treatments in your Europe also??!! I'm so disappointed about this comment from an "educated" European.
@@LaureninGermany Lauren! 😃
In Germany it's not "free" though. People just think that because apparently they don't notice that huge chunk of money that gets deducted from their monthly earnings and paid into the system. Those are thousands, sometimes tens of thousands of dollars a year, depending on your earnings. The difference is that one system is "all you can eat" and the other is "'a la carte". And of course in Germany even people who refuse to work at all have access to all the health care they desire, since everyone else has to pay their share as well.
its still better
There is a cap in the public health insurance. The max is currently 770 EUR per month. The employee pays 50% of it (deducted from salary), the other half is paid by the employer. So, it is 4620 max for an employee. And if you have kids and a wife/husband that do not earn their own money, then they are also included in the insurance.
There was a time where the Mrs. and I had to go in for post surgery checkup. They hooked her up to an IV and had an allergic reaction to amoxicillin (We had no idea she was allergic) and they charged around 7k for the amoxicillin and treatment. Like wtf.
7k for amoxicillin?!!!, in Argentina you can get premium quality amoxicillin for $5 USD in the drug store, if you go to the public hospital it's free. if you go to a fancy state of the art private hospital, it cost you less than a $40 USD, if you don't have insurance. You yanks have a serious national threat there, for what all the stories I read, about your healthcare system, you could be more safe in Ukraine right now than in a US hospital...
@@quantumshadow4218 Same in Brazil. We even have "Farmácia Popular" to give insuline, heart medicine, etc for free for people who can't afford it.
@@fabricioazevedo2361 verdade? Wow, aqui o insulin é $200
@@shadowsinmymind9 Even if you wish some thing better (like a insuline pump) you would pay around US$30 or 40. The monster in our presidence - Bolsonora, the Brazilian Trump- tried to cut down The Farmácia Popular program. Our Supreme Court didn't allowed it.
I'm living in Germany and this 100% true haha I was once sick for 2weeks and on the 2nd week have to go back to the doctor to get another attest. The doctor asked me if I'm depressed and if something is wrong at work, or should he recommend me a psychologist so I can get a month off being mentally ill 😂😂😂 I was like no I'm fine I'm just having a cold
I aime from Belguim (neighbour of Germany). I have been operated for 5 times. And i want to say thank you god for not letting me live in the states.
😂 Funny but true. Well, this is one of the few reasons why I'm proud to live in Italy: Public healthcare and you pay 20 € at most, but when you get a visit at the hospital only
The end was nice. Well done!
This reminds me of type 1 diabetic who came into our endocrinology practice once. He had just moved to the states from Italy. When the NP i work for was done with his visit she asked that i go and talk to him about insulin pumps and a continous glucose monitor device. I educated him on the devices and told him an average on how much the supplies cost. Explaining things like deductible and coinsurance. By the end of my explanation he looked so stressed out and said “sorry, this is just really different for me. In my country these kinds of things are paid for. “ i felt so bad for him and thought to myself… yehhh just wait till you get the bill for this visit, all the labs we ordered, your insulin cost, test strips.. and the list goes on. 😬
Awesome. Excellent video. Brilliant content. Danke.
I love your channel keep up the great stuff!!!
Well, it's not all roses in Germany, to get an appointment from a specialist like a dermatologist or urologist for example could take from 7 weeks (if you're lucky) to 3 months.
And not to mentions therapists that can be up to a year if your unlucky
It is not uncommon for Canadians to go to the US for cancer treatment. They often have to wait 6 month in Canada just to get seen by a specialist. If they fly down to US, they can start treatment within a week.
@@matthewpaine6908 and go bankrupt in the same week
@@zerozertr555 that was good
@@Algenhirn Oh yeah, them too
Radical and Alex together again!! Amazing sketch 🍻.
Happy I saw this comment
I dunno how I would survive in the USA. I have sporadic bursts of health anxiety (happens when I am stressed and it is better than before but sometimes it just comes out of nowhere), and I even without my anxiety I get regular medical check-ups. I think the US health care system would make me even more anxiousm 🤣🤣
Thats awesome vid man!
I love how my insurance is tied to being employed and my employer bought the cheapest worst insurance that I still have to pay out the ass for while them and their extended family get premium care. When I say love I mean burn it all to the ground
Hope for you it will get better someday! Love from Germany
@@EvaLieblich If I move to Germany it would get better...
Very nice Doc!
Hello there, how are you doing?
It’s awesome how you presented the facts. I'm really amazed. Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩
This video is not only hilarious but hits really close to home. I cut my foot last year and went to the emergency room for stitches. The wound got infected, and I had to go back to the hospital for antibiotics. I ended up spending one night in the hospital with an IV drip of antibiotics, and went home the next day. My insurance company was billed $42,000 USD, of which I had to pay 10%, and that alone did not even get me to my $5000 USD deductible. 😑😑
42 grand for stitches and one night in hospital!!?? You could have flown to Thailand first class, spent a night in a top private hospital, then 3 more months partying hard at a beach resort, then flown back, all for less money.
So... Did you paid 4.200 Usd? How much was you monthly fee? 5000? Sorry I'm not native so I'm not sure if I understood right. And I hope you are better now.
With that $42,000 USD you could have flown a random European/Asian country, get a job and insurance, and get stitches for free 💀
@@zerozertr555 well, they didn’t pay 42,000
You had to pay 10% of the $42,000, which totals it to 4,200. Then, considering the fact you had to pay the $5000 deductible, it should be $9,200 in total. No, Sir Galahad did not have to pay the entire $42,000 hospital bill.
'Don't die, you didn't pay your bill.' This is not a joke. Fact: Most personal bankruptcy cases in the US are filed by people who have medical bills they can't pay. Fact: Most of the people with medical bills they can't pay HAVE MEDICAL INSURANCE. BTW, you show this video to the average American and they will accuse you of lying. BEST MEDICAL SYSTEM IN THE WORLD! USA! USA! USA! FUCK, YEAH!
Till it's their turn to pay huge medical bills and go bankrupt
to be honest though, the German part isn't entirely true. the doctor wouldn't give you the medication but write you a prescription. In this case you have to pay a 5 euro fee at the pharmacy. And it would be very much illegal to write a sick note if the patient isn't sick.
@@chrstiania Fun fact: The prescription system dates back to the Holy Roman Empire where the emperor at the time (I don't quite remember which one it was) prohibited doctors from selling medicine to prevent quackery. Instead, they had to write a prescription for the apothecary and the patient collected their medication there. Just like we do nowadays. Some sources even suggest that ancient Romans used a similar system as well.
@@UserJWR interesting
@@chrstiania It’s supposed to be funny so you need to be overdramatic
Healthcare in the USA: Spend 95% of the doctor visit's time reading, and signing various agreements (so doc's won't get sued), talking to billing and insurance department, have your blood pressure checked by a nurse; 5% of the time get seen by an actual doctor.
You are really talented
I have the perfect example of this...a few years ago,while making iced tea I dropped and shattered a measuring cup on the 2nd toe of my right foot.It was feeding steadily and I literally had to ASK for wipes to keep the blood from dripping all over the floor of the ER- after I had checked in & was initially assessed...after I'd soaked up wads of tp from the bathroom....They finally took me to the back where they informed me I had cut the top tendon in that toe and they would be in to stitch the cut...30 minutes later the nurse comes with the surgical tools tray and as she started I asked her what she was going to use to see the tendon back together with....To which she replied ,"Oh,I'm just closingbthe initial wound...we are giving you a referral to the Orthopedic Surgeon to sew the tendon back together." . Call me stupid,but from childhood I've always been told that it's better to get to the ER asap with an injury like a cut etc and why they could not have put 2 stitches into a tendon with a fresh cut RIGHT THEN and went ahead and fixed it them with strong dissolving suture I could not understand! So she seemed up the other cut and expected me to spend another $1300 at the OS to have it cut open and probably tendon re-abraided in order for it to mesh together again after 2 weeks would pass,and THEN more stitches to the outside again...when it could all have taken but 5 more minute of her precious time to pull up my toe to reattach it and close it! The hospital in my town is a huge conglomerate ,making money hand over fist off of the retirees and elderly and the doctors are in bed with big pharma and the insurance companies to pilfer every dime they can get rich off of from the elderly and Medicare and Medicaid.They are building blocks of specialty clinics and specialty clinics for cancer patients ,MRI's,a helipad ,back surgeries etc etc etc it's a huge scam and God help you if you are poor and have no insurance...you might as well just sit there and croak
The part here is what it fails to recognize is it didn't get REAL bad till we tried to socialize heath care (Obamacare). I went from having okay insurance to worthless insurance overnight.
I've heard that Obama Care has been cut down a lot from the original idea and now all that's left is an empty shell. This was on purpose to deter Americans from proper health care.
So accurate. This is why I’m so grateful for being healthy, and rarely getting sick. It’s so expensive in the US
Obama care, or Universal Healthcare started in 2010 in the U.S. but you must qualify for it and it's $150.00 or so a month. In Germany, you pay around $120/month for public healthcare plan on a visa. The problem is the Dr.'s in America can refuse to accept this universal health insurance because they own private businesses and pricing maybe disputed. You can't really select the Dr. you want to see and you're likely to get a P.A on this healthcare plan.
Im from the Philippines and Went on surgery for my arm, stayed in the hospital for 1 week then got discharged The only thing i had to pay for was an $5 ambulance ride to the hospital
😂😂 "here's your invoice... $15,000"
I remember seeing a case where an Amish girl who did not have insurance was billed 1 million dollars to receive a lung transplant to save her life. It was actually insane.
@@jennosyde709 oh gosh, that is so insane!
"wait don;t die in here" haha
I'm currently being ill from covid sitting at home but your videos truly made my days haha!
Glad to hear that! Wish you a quick recovery!
@@RadicalLiving thanks! Your videos surely help! haha
Excellent 👍
Hahah brilliant 😂👏🏼
Its easy just don't get sick or make it to Germany before hand
German medical system is really good. Ones I injured my arm very badly and one hour later I was home with all things done and we paid nothing except for gas (which was at the time pretty cheap....)
glad that I live in Canada and have never had to deal with paying for any of my medical treatments or surgeries/ Hopefully it stays this way, but there is a lot of strain on our system since C 19
When I went to my family in doctor in Germany I sat and talked in her office for sometimes 45 minutes at a time 😎 it’s a different experience for American doctors (have a lot of classmates that went to medical school) The doctor would also write a sick note and you were not legally allowed to go to work until they said it was ok. 👌 😊
I've just moved to Germany from the US, and I can say this is p accurate. I've been able to get so many things taken care of health-wise since moving that I haven't been able to in the US, and it's amazing.
Thats great to hear, Greetings from Osnabrück👍
@@maik5750 Omg I'm in Münster!
@@sophiapriest That's really cool 😄also a nice City
welcome Greetings from Lake Constance🙋♂️
@@arnodobler1096 Ah hello! Lake Constance seems like a nice place!
"Wait don't die, you didn't pay your bill yet!" 😂😂😭
Guess it's good that he didn't save his life at the end because that would be 1000$ more lol.
Correction 10k dollars more
@@Monkejjj Haha man - resucitating someone I bet starts at 10k$ for maybe one hit on the defib!! Bet it would end up way past 100k$ when you actually get out of the door.
@@rkan2 cpr at 25k minimum every mouth to mouth 30k extra
As an american who has had to LIVE in our healthcare system. Can confirm this is accurate.
My sister emigrated and live in Oklahoma, US. Her pet dog got sick from Parvovirus and got treatment and it cost US$ 6,500 "for Pet". The dog got so ill and it got euthanized 5 days later. and yeah she has to pay that much
I'd kill that pet and call it a day
Parvo is pretty much a death sentence. Whenever buying a puppy, the first thing you should do is take them to the vet for the vaccine. Last I checked it cost less than $35 to vaccinate against Parvo. That was years ago though.
I love this guy! He’s so cute, love your videos! I wanna come to Germany permanently.
The end was just perfect