I have been on the phone with my health insurance for over 30 minutes trying to figure out if I have an urgent care appointment in my insurance plan. I have no children and no spouse. I just want to see a doctor to tell me if I have strep or not. Insurance forwarded me five fold to a company that might virtual appointment me? Still haven’t been “seen” and my appointment was at 9. Get fucked A****** I don’t even know how much this will cost me. Can’t be more than my student loans though, right??
I currently live in a country with universal healthcare. Doctors reached the cap for how much they’re allowed to earn in 2023 several weeks ago, so all appointments are scheduled for 2024.
#TheGrassIsNotAlwaysGreener
Seems quite specific. I also live in a country with universal healthcare and this cap does not exist there.
Turns out the diabetes medication Ozempic is great for weight loss, so a lot of overweight people have had it prescribed, causing a financial headache for the regions (region = political institution responsible for, among other things, healthcare).
Example: One region saw their Ozempic expenses increase by 76% compared to last year. Annual ozempic expenses in mio DKK: 2018 1.4, 2019 27,6 2020 44,5 2021 75.3 2022 99.5 2023 176.7
https://www.bt.dk/samfund/presset-region-bruger-176-millioner-paa-slankende-diabetesmiddel-ozempic