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How does healthcare work in your country?
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In Denmark its paid through taxes.
I still have to pay to visit the dentist though, which can be quite expensive.
Regular doctors visits are free, but if youre refered to some specialist, like.. i had an issue with my knee, i was directed to some therapeutic pro. That cost me like 20 euros per visit. However, a friend of mine had to visit an eye doctor which was also free.
And medicine also is self paid, like antibiotics or whatever. Its rarely super expensive though.
But i when my kid was born we had no expenses at all. His mother had to stay (with him) for 2 days at the hospital and while there she had full free access to a stocked fridge, stuff for the baby (diapers etc) and all that jazz.
Ive not heard of anyone having other expenses either, like cancer treatments or getting a broken arm fixed
It's interesting that this is a pretty common thing across different countries. The public health care system in Australia doesn't cover dentists either, and in the USA you generally have dental insurance that's totally separate from your regular health insurance.