Doctor Visits: Copayment, Accessibilty, or Delivery???

I can't see UK on there. But I only see a doctor if I'm sick or have a concern.

I try to go as few times as possible. $ is the deterrent. USA baby 🙄

I’m in the US and see my primary once a year, I see my specialists every 3-6 months. I don’t have a choice to not see a doctor unfortunately but I like the options if telehealth now because they don’t charge the copay.

@Christina🤱🏼🍂☕️♈️ 😳😳 I better ask Aetna. That’s amazing! I didn’t know that!

@Tima I have Aetna. I guess it varies by plan but doesn’t hurt to ask!

Only go if I truly need to go like when pregnant or really sick tbh even with insurance my copay is still pretty high, in the USA

Netherlands, seeing a doctor is free(it’s in your healthcare package) You call the reception and usually you can come in the very same day. People aren’t afraid of the doctor or any additional costs and go even for the smallest things

@An your tax rate is between 36.97% - 49.50% for top tier. I can imagine social benefit such as healthcare would be affordable. Is that correct??? I heard the Dutch Govt also offer healthcare allowance to help low income earners.

@Tima I can't speak for the Netherlands but I pay £109 a month and that covers any health care cost. If I didn't live in England and I live in Wales, Scotland (I also believe north and Ireland are the same) I wouldn't have to pay the I believe nearly £10 in perscriptions - it may have gone up but I haven't had to pay while on maternity leave or while pregnant).

@Tima Hard to break down our entire healthcare system in a comment but yes, lower income households get healthcare allowance. Depending on how much you earn, that can be the whole monthly healthcare fee per month. There are certain procedures and medication that don’t fall under that healthcare fee but there is a cap of €385 per year. Anything above that is covered. Unless you’re getting some special treatment by a private health institution in another country or something like that. Generally speaking, people dying because they can’t afford medical treatment, medication or even getting medical bills above €1000 is unheard of. For reference our minimum wage (40hr workweek) is €28k per year.

Apart from for pregnancy and when I had my gallbladder issues, I have been once in ten years

Canada her, and I go if I need. I'm medically complex so between family dr, specialists, and ER visits I'm likely to visit a hospital or clinic around 20 times a year. Surprisingly stayed pretty even the year I was pregnant tbh. But I'm due like 4 appointments in December, so that'll likely boost those numbers for this year lol

Australian here. I'd say that's pretty accurate. Doctor's visits can be bulk billed at some clinics and certain eligible patients. Children are free. Public hospital care is free, except for parking and the shit coffee. This includes all surgeries and inpatient care. I.e chemotherapy is free. We also have a private system which covers physio, dental, etc, and offers more choice about providers, and can eliminate waiting lists.

@Laura 🍉🇵🇸✊🏻individual income tax is the most important souce of govt revenue since 1970. Australia tax system is highly progressive allowing high income earners pay more tax. I see why social infrastructure will be fundamental.

@Tima unfortunately, our corporations do not contribute as much as they should. If they did, we could wipe out our student debt and make education free. We also export 70% of our natural gas and charge almost nothing for it. If our charges were in line with other nations, our economy would be much stronger. I'm a massive advocate for multinational corporations paying their fair share. They currently don't. I'm a socialist though lol 😆

@Tagmayne 🤣

@Laura 🍉🇵🇸✊🏻 the treasury believe tasking the corporation might nagatively impact the economy through corporation withdrawl that endanger wages. I thought the govt approach is interesting...not one without consequence definitely. Since they welcome investment through low corporate tax, but then, they spend $40 billion on tax compliance annually. My guess is they anticipate workers commitment as a way to cover the shotfall! Tax evasion is a critical problem in modern societies (I absolutely don’t think that spending so high on compliance promote the efficient use of tax payer funds)Overall, the progrssive tax system helps I think.

@Tima absolutely! Especially when multinational corporations exploit tax havens. These corporations make billions in profits, they can absolutely afford to pay their fair share of tax, and not have a negative impact on their employees or consumers.