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Which country are you in and what's a typical doctor visit like? How much? Wait time? Etc

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

Costa Rica : You can have an appointment the same or the next day, and appointmens can be requestet online, by phone or getting to the nearest medical medical center. Costa Rica's social security covers everything, from medication to surgery and you are covered for the next theree months if you lose your job. There are few surgeried that are not practiced in the country as some may need technology that we do not have. The cons of Costa Ricas social health's service is that for some processes the waiting lines are very long and could take even a year or more. Might not be as good as european social health's services, but for a third world country I think is not any bad.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Sounds pretty good to me. If you lose your job and are still unemployed 3 months later, what happens then?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 21 hours ago

You might still have access to social health care but you will be charged, if im not wrong would be something near a 10% of a minimum salary, in Costa Rica that is around 600 to 700 USD. But there are ways to keep your access, you can rely on your spouse coverage if you are married, some conditions might be treated if your life is at risk and children, elder people, indigenous people and people with certain dissabilities will always be covered.