This is honestly

I can't imagine

This would cost us 20 dollars in turkey

We don't even have good healthcare...

And you had a whole second home to sell. I’ll just die alone in an apartment.

Well, to be fair, I died about a year ago (literally) and me staying dead would also pretty much have meant leaving the current home. So while in Europe the immediate medical bills do not ruin you a family loss still might, since you're missing the (part of) income.

(there's a circular relationship between living location/costs and possible job)

Basically the same reason though: woeful government underinvestment in order to funnel money to the ruling class.

Is it worse than in Russia?

Here was a scandal, when paramedics could not drive to village and had to use sleds:

Since they’ve made paramedics do a degree, they’ve been using that increased knowledge to justify whenever possible not taking people to hospital, even against doctor’s wishes. A lot of this is insurance costs as well as turn around time.

Fun fact the British islands are on the same tectonic plates as the rest of Europe so technically they are indeed European.. of course that plate is the Eurasian plate so technically all of Asia is in Europe too so when are you gonna welcome China into the E.U?

They are for sure in trouble somewhere. The Europeans will definitely be offended.

That's a cheap ambulance ride.

Thought about this before seeing the comments

Hopefully America isn't contagious.

And jokes aside, the sentiment here in America seems to be people have had enough of this shit. I went for my annual physical, my insurance covers it. But I was given a paper to sign that says if I mention something ailing me to my doctor that it may turn into a sick visit and be billed accordingly.

I am very fortunate, I make decent money, my wife has insurance for us, and so when my doc said "Do you want vitamin D screening in your blood work? It will cost extra." I was able to say yes. And that's a minor issue, but there are people barely scraping by, they think they're okay because they have insurance, and then to be told this visit will cost you more money if you say you're unwell? Get the fuck out of here.

I love my wife and my kids to the end of the world, but I can't imagine my mindset if I'm some single dude, at this point. How much are they going to push people? Thoughts and prayers to the difference makers out there is all I can do unfortunately.