• myyass@lemmy.world
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    Even before Obama care, it was actually a better system but not much changed afterwards, Vermont had probably the closest thing I’ve seen to something like NHS. It was an income based health insurance. Free, or in my case $25 a month. I didn’t get it since I wasn’t financially well off at the time.

    Then I break my leg while unemployed. EMS ride, 1.5 Million dollar surgery, in home nurse that visited, a physical therapist that visited, checkups, x rays, etc. Total cost for me? 13 cents for the pain pills after surgery. It was surreal to just go to the hospital and pay nothing.

    I’m SO happy with how insurance is where I live now that I carry an AFAK with me to work in case I get hurt. Heh, food poisoning is like a national hobby now, last year I had it bad, fell over and hit my head, had a nice gash, I just said let me sleep it off.

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      Even before Obama care, it was actually a better system but not much changed afterwards

      Obamacare was crap , and a massive giveaway to the private insurance industry (though, it was not Obama who killed the Public Option, that honor goes to Joe Lieberman), but in no universe was it a better system before that.

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      Vermont had probably the closest thing I’ve seen to something like NHS.

      Bernie perhaps?

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        I mean the English National Healthcare System. But yeah Bernie is pretty cool, it’s a shame he didn’t become president. I love Vermont but -40 degree weather is kinda rough. The cold totaled my car the first year there lol