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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]i am from the uk, and while i dont think it is the best, I think it is amazing and integral to being a developed country that there is free healthcare for anyone who needs it.

I think what's really misunderstood is you can also get private healthcare just like you can here. but there is a safety net. [/quote]

But there is free healthcare in the US as well to those in need. It's called medicaid. ERs also can't turn people away.[b] We also have the healthcare marketplace where plans are really affordable. No one is supposed to be uninsured.[/b] Except people don't get the plans still. Dh's friend wasn't okay with spending $55 a month on it.

A lot of my family is on medicaid in a LCOL area. It's really not bad. [/quote]
? have you tried to get private insurance in the US? I've had it for 20 years, precovid. It's not affordable unless you are under the federal poverty level.   Even now, it's $1500 for a famil of four for a high deductible plan.  I think we spend almost $20K per year on medical costs.

Several red states have declined the medicaid expansion. Unsurprisingly, those states have more uninsured people.  Lots of people make too much for medicaid, but not enough to buy health insurance.[/quote]

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