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62. I still feel that it should be completely free, paid with higher taxes

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Sat Jun 27, 2026, 07:01 AM

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In any case though, I'm glad everything went well!

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Hospital Bill, German style [View all] DFW Jun 25 OP

30 years ago lapfog_1 Jun 25 #1

We can only hope popsdenver Jun 25 #2

I can't look. Thanks for posting. I just can't look. Have a great day. twodogsbarking Jun 25 #3

It was peanuts compared to what you'd pay back in the USA DFW Jun 25 #9

I'm glad to see you posting today& that you are well enough to do so. irisblue Jun 25 #4

Thanks for the kind words! DFW Jun 25 #6

Best wishes DFW and thanks for the perspective. ED Evolve Dammit Jun 25 #5

No sweat! I haven't been in an American hospital overnight since 2011. DFW Jun 25 #7

OMG. Thats why med bills are #1 cause of bankruptcy. Evolve Dammit Saturday #65

That was a weird deal with the billing. DFW Sunday #67

It's a money extraction racket, not "health care." Thanks for the info, and yes it is perverse. I just got a denial for Evolve Dammit Wednesday #73

Here's our Canadian Health story Tripper11 Jun 25 #8

Here in Germany DFW Jun 25 #14

Stay Well DFW! We love your posts from across the pond. joanbarnes Jun 25 #10

If I have not been the cause of fatal boredom DFW Jun 26 #37

Heheh blm Jun 26 #52

What good authority? DFW Sunday #68

😁 blm Sunday #69

Ain't freedom to choose your poison relogic Jun 25 #11

Actually, my Doctor in Dallas said I was right to get the procedure done in Germany DFW Jun 25 #15

Yes relogic Jun 25 #18

I left Pennsylvania in 1975, so I'm in the dark about what it is like there now DFW Jun 25 #20

My dear PA relogic Jun 25 #22

We love you, DFW. So happy to hear that everything is going well for you! ❤️ littlemissmartypants Jun 25 #12

As well as can be hoped for, anyway!! I am grateful for your comment!! DFW Jun 25 #21

Many Happy Returns to your bride and condolences for the loss of her mom. ... littlemissmartypants Jun 25 #23

It's amazing what can happen in fifty years! DFW Jun 25 #24

It really is! 🌞❤️ littlemissmartypants Jun 25 #25

Northern Germany, my husband's father Tree Lady Jun 25 #29

You can still get the citizenship without moving there right away. DFW Jun 26 #42

Happy for your outcome but disappointed in the bill......... KS Toronado Jun 25 #13

I'm a legal resident here, so you heard wrong DFW Jun 25 #17

The 19% VAT tax is also used to pay for many of those "free" services MichMan Jun 26 #55

In the US, each state can levy its own state sales tax DFW Sunday #66

There are state and local income taxes on top of the federal income tax MichMan Sunday #70

Simple DFW Sunday #71

Whenever health care is brought up, there are always statements about other countries and how we need to emulate them. MichMan Sunday #72

My Angiogram cost $20k 14 yrs ago. Jacson6 Jun 25 #16

Now THAT is a typical horror story, the likes of which I hear often DFW Jun 25 #19

Living the life. Love that you are at it. cachukis Jun 25 #26

I'm still alive DFW Jun 26 #43

Wisdom pays dividends. cachukis Jun 26 #44

Wow, what a great happy ending story! DFW Jun 26 #45

The best of times, the worst of times. cachukis Jun 26 #46

Sometimes the simple things stand out DFW Jun 26 #47

My grandfather was a supervisor in the Back Bay cachukis Jun 26 #49

Thanks, we intend to try! DFW Jun 26 #54

The Scots certainly woke it up. cachukis Jun 26 #56

It would be basically free here in Sweden, so there's that. Celerity Jun 25 #27

Is that for legal residents, or anyone who shows up? DFW Jun 26 #33

Legal residents. You do not have to be a citizen, just be living here legally. You cannot (of course) come here as a Celerity Jun 26 #35

Medical tourism was, for a while, at least, a concern in Canada DFW Jun 26 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Jun 25 #28

I'm glad you are doing well MustLoveBeagles Jun 25 #30

Thanks! DFW Jun 26 #34

Glad you are ok. I slipped and fell on stairs in a hotel in Beilstein, Germany and dislocated a finger. surfered Jun 25 #31

That sounds typical for all three countries DFW Jun 26 #32

We are in Germany Old Crank Jun 26 #38

If either of you had a German employer, that made all the difference. DFW Jun 26 #40

We took TK insurance Old Crank Jun 26 #58

Thanks! Yes, it so seems to have been successful. DFW Saturday #59

My daughter did her BA abroad in France - TBF Jun 26 #39

Germany is different, not surprisingly. DFW Jun 26 #41

Recommended. H2O Man Jun 26 #48

A socialist country here in Europe. DFW Jun 26 #50

Medical care and education. H2O Man Jun 26 #53

Hospital Bill here in Canada (for Canadians, naturalized included) Justice matters. Jun 26 #51

Canada seems to have learned from the mistakes of other countries. DFW Saturday #60

Thank you for this touching reply. Justice matters. Saturday #64

I've been thinking of you... r�is�n_dubh Jun 26 #57

My last cardiac episode in the USA was in 2011. DFW Saturday #61

I still feel that it should be completely free, paid with higher taxes Polybius Saturday #62

Thanks for the well-wishes DFW Saturday #63