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I got an ambulance ride, CT scan and ER care in Brazil. My bill: $0

by rbanffy on 6/30/25, 10:23 PM with 17 comments

  • by jaybrendansmith on 7/1/25, 12:48 AM

    Everyone needs to simply go to a pharmacy or a doctor's office outside the US one time. If everybody did that, the US Healthcare system would be doused with gasoline, lit on fire, and be burned like the trash that it is.

  • by cpursley on 6/30/25, 10:37 PM

    Had a similar experience in the country everyone hates right now including the CT scan (US made machine). If they can do it with a 13% flat tax, where the actual hell is our tax money going?

  • by birn559 on 7/1/25, 4:37 AM

    Do people have to pay when they call the police? Do people avoid reporting a crime because it's too costly? So people have to do fundraising because they can't afford the police to investigate a crime that happened to them?

    That's what the US healthcare looks like from outside. "Paying for calling the police? Don't be stupid, dear!" Yes, exactly.

  • by mitchbob on 6/30/25, 10:34 PM

  • by amanzi on 6/30/25, 10:57 PM

    This is fairly normal in lots of countries around the world.