OSLO, NORWAY—Not wanting reports of the happy, healthy lives of its citizens to demoralize people living outside the Scandinavian nation, Norway announced Monday that it would start hiding its standard of living to make other countries feel better about themselves. “In an effort to not lord it over the rest of the…
Healthcare in the US is amazing IF you have amazing insurance. Unfortunately that’s the exception so it’s absolute dog shit for most people.
My peer group mostly had good insurance and we still have a lot of stories about being dicked around by it. The dysfunction here isn’t just the cost, but also the stress and overhead of dealing with it. Plus the occasional “insurance is denying my claim for bs reasons”.
Yeah, I have great insurance, and they still deny a bunch of stuff you’d expect to be covered.
Back in the 90’s I popped a lung. Excellent care, about wouldn’t let me leave the hospital. Couple of years later I shattered my femur with no insurance. “Here’s some charity crutches. GTFO.”