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How does healthcare work in your country? (lemmy.sdf.org)

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Not on a theoretical level, but how would you practically have to pay costs, access specialist doctors?

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

Australia here.

For most medical services, the govt will reimburse you a set rate. The GP or specialist can charge you whatever, sometimes the same as the govt reimbursement, sometimes quite a lot extra. You don't pay anything at public hospitals (which are nice).

I recently had some great problems, I stayed overnight in hospital twice, for a total of 3 nights in private rooms, had an internal scaffold inserted in my artery. i also had numerous consults with specialists and drs.

The whole thing cost me about $500, a few days work on average wage.