• Player2@sopuli.xyz
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            11 months ago

            In the US there exists a system where you have to pay for healthcare up to a certain value, beyond which insurance covers the costs. It’s common to have this deductible reset every year.

            • lars@lemmy.sdf.org
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              10 months ago

              beyond which insurance covers

              most of!

              the costs

              Like what the fuck is wrong with the US and why are we so certain that stuff that works in the rest of the world is a fantasy (guaranteed maternity leave; the metric system; debt-free medical care)?

              Awful.

  • GluWu@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    Just don’t have insurance. They come after you but after they get enough(~$1k) they’ll leave you alone. My current dentist charges a max of $1k to people who are out of pocket. I got all 4 of my wisdom teeth out with conscience sedation for $1k flat. I worked in IT/DB at a dentist for a few years and people were paying $2-3k for the same with insurance.

    • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      10 months ago

      I paid probably a ¼ of that in Germany. If even.

      The sedation was probably more expensive than the removal (for me)

  • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.net
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    10 months ago

    To be fair, GTA 5 is in a fictional version of LA, in a fictional California. California has state funded free medical insurance. Which is great for when you get shot in a drive-by or at school; just like the game!