Every nation in the EU has their own healthcare system.
I live in the Netherlands. I pay more than 150 euros per month out of my own pocket for health insurance (it's mandatory to have one and they are in this price range), and even though I pay that much per month, I still have to pay the first 385 euros out of my own pocket if I go to the doctor for anything.
I fucking wish that healthcare was socialized.
And do you know what I get for this price. Access to a private GP that will at most give you some ibuprofen before they send you home.
"Socialized healthcare" is not "socialist healthcare", in fact a fundamentally capitalist society would benefit from socialized healthcare simply because the state subsidizing the health of workers benefits the owning class...
Healthcare is a matter for individual countries in Europe and its organisation varies a lot.
For instance, in the UK the NHS is indeed in essence a socialist construct. But in France GPs are all private practices and the system is essentially a mandatory insurance.
pelorat|1 year ago
I live in the Netherlands. I pay more than 150 euros per month out of my own pocket for health insurance (it's mandatory to have one and they are in this price range), and even though I pay that much per month, I still have to pay the first 385 euros out of my own pocket if I go to the doctor for anything.
I fucking wish that healthcare was socialized.
And do you know what I get for this price. Access to a private GP that will at most give you some ibuprofen before they send you home.
iknowstuff|1 year ago
jamil7|1 year ago
mort96|1 year ago
mytailorisrich|1 year ago
For instance, in the UK the NHS is indeed in essence a socialist construct. But in France GPs are all private practices and the system is essentially a mandatory insurance.