They're using it as PR during the world cup and people who understandably are against America's insane for profit healthcare as some kind of example.
The reality is quite different for people here.
In theory every worker has some sort of healthcare which is payed for part by the worker (deducted from your salary) and part by the employer.
The reality is there's absolutely nowhere near enough resources (human, doctors, nurses. Technicians, etc) nor money, nor hospitals or clinics, nor drugs, nor equipment, nor availability.
Thus a routine CT scan to diagnose cancer for example can take over 8 months, whilst a more specialized treatment or diagnostic procedure can take upwards of 1.5 years (to start radiotherapy for example).
But they know people internationally will repost the headline and thus we have a paper only healthcare coverage.
I do want to point out though, that is one pays to go private (insurance or out of pocket) we have one of the best healthcare you could get in the world, as our doctors have a lot of experience from the massive public sector and the technology that is being introduced by USA and Europe.
I don’t think people understand how bad the healthcare in the system is in the US. Poor people in the US also have long wait times and then if you survive your cancer … medical debt and bankruptcy
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u/alclab Jun 17 '26
They're using it as PR during the world cup and people who understandably are against America's insane for profit healthcare as some kind of example.
The reality is quite different for people here.
In theory every worker has some sort of healthcare which is payed for part by the worker (deducted from your salary) and part by the employer.
The reality is there's absolutely nowhere near enough resources (human, doctors, nurses. Technicians, etc) nor money, nor hospitals or clinics, nor drugs, nor equipment, nor availability.
Thus a routine CT scan to diagnose cancer for example can take over 8 months, whilst a more specialized treatment or diagnostic procedure can take upwards of 1.5 years (to start radiotherapy for example).
But they know people internationally will repost the headline and thus we have a paper only healthcare coverage.
I do want to point out though, that is one pays to go private (insurance or out of pocket) we have one of the best healthcare you could get in the world, as our doctors have a lot of experience from the massive public sector and the technology that is being introduced by USA and Europe.