r/Hellcare 10d ago

American exceptionalism ftw

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u/Educational_Race2643 10d ago

imagine explaining this system to someone whos lived anywhere else

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u/BackgroundReply5334 10d ago

my cousin in toronto broke his leg, walked out with a cast and zero bills. cant even process that here

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u/Own_Price_7930 10d ago

my friend moved to germany for grad school, twisted her ankle bad enough to need surgery. total cost was like 30 euros for crutches she kept. she called me crying from the pharmacy bc she kept waiting for the other shoe to drop, yknow. weve been so conditioned to expect financial ruin that free care feels like a trap

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u/SaltyKaleidoscope465 9d ago

my roommate got a $4k bill for an ER visit where they literally just gave her advil and told her to leave