This post is a real eye opener. I'm from Australia and I feel our healthcare is actually pretty good. We are understaffed in our hospitals and we have long waiting periods through the public system sometimes, but at least you have that option. My mum had cervical cancer and had to have a full hysterectomy. She didn't have to pay a cent for her hospital stay or the operation or anything. I had a blood clot in my lung while I was pregnant and wasn't charged anything in hospital and got seen right away. And my medication was only $6 every 3 months. Yes we pay for in taxes but to me it's worth it. The worst thing would to have a life threatening illness and then have to worry about the expenses for treatment.
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Thank you for sharing your experience @justice4! A lot of people in America think that the system we have is the only way that works and they think that systems outside America are failing. And you are clearly showing us that there are better systems that do work!
Yes for sure! We do have to pay for things outside of the public system for example we pay for dental, but our health insurance is relatively good as well for covering those things. We also pay for ambulances unless you have it covered in your health insurance. But if you have no insurance at all you can still visit a hospital for free so definitely a lot more successful than america's healthcare. Not perfect but definitely better!