Sergio from Spain talks about healthcare in Spain vs US.

Interview at Corvallis Farmers' Market July 8, 2023.

[@juanjoseleonvarea2495]

For those who think he is saying that all hospitals belong to the government, that is not the case. There are private hospitals and you can have health insurance instead of depending on the public health system. It is a universal public service that you can complement with private insurance, for which you do not pay as much as in the United States. The big difference is that because there is a public health service, private companies cannot abuse prices. If they charge too much, people return to the public health system. In addition, by law it is prohibited to set abusive prices for medicines or treatments and negotiations are made with large pharmaceutical companies to give discounts to the government for making very large purchases of medical products. And doctors in the public health system are allowed to work in private clinics as a way of earning more money apart from the work they do in public hospitals.

[@angelrogo]

No, man. Funcionarios want 100% public health care ruled only by the government. And what about funcionarios striking every week?

[@dans7497]

IT makes no sense what you say. PUBLIC SERVANTS are just workers that work for the government and when they go on strikes it's usually because working conditions are becoming worse. If you think Spanish public Healthcare has problems blame it on the bureaucrats and politicians behind it, not the workers. It's the most childish thing I have heard.

[@saramsfi]

Viva españa🇪🇸❤️💛💛❤️

[@tierraprometida8866]

Has olvidado mencionar que el PP desvía fondos públicos a la sanidad privada en detrimento de la sanidad pública

[@catalanoic6459]

Europe's health system works for society, people, but the american one is for ONLY some individuals, instead of delivering the service to universal, these bunch of individuals are just making profits; so think about it 5 min if you think Spain or Europe is poor

[@ericmoreno1640]

bro said its cheaper to have a public healthcare system 💀

[@klmklm8570]

It's true. Europeans pay the healthcare system from taxes and everybody is covered. No matter which illness.

[@ericmoreno1640]

@@klmklm8570 Im from Spain i already know, but its not cheaper broski, he said it would be cheaper to implement that in america in comparison to the system that they have now. What a lie!

[@klmklm8570]

@@ericmoreno1640 Not true. An avarage American pays more than 10.000$ for a year.

[@ericmoreno1640]

@@klmklm8570 do you think paying taxes is free? or do you think the government creates money to pay healthcare magicly? It would be an amazing amount of taxes for every citizen, just come to work in spain buddy, a company pays you 2000eu you recieve 1000 and every product has at least 21% taxes plus extras depending on the product. Sounds so beautifull but its painfull. Im not supporting the current US healthcare system, but you have to be realist...

[@mariaastin]

In the long run it's better for everyone including you. As he said if you have cancer in Spain, you can afford the treatment, there you can't be treated unless you're rich or have big amounts of savings, and that applies to other illness. So yeah you pay it through taxes but you still have money to live and you can afford to go the hospital, so it's cheaper. Otherwise, you go to bankruptcy and you can't buy the basic things nor get more treatment. And if there's public healthcare, you can live without worrying about having enough savings in case you need it one day in the future.

[@braxton3802]

*Promosm* 🎊

[@angelrogo]

Hey Sergio. Have you ever commented the huge ammount of taxes it will be necessary to raise to have something similar to Spanish health care? And the fact to have to wait several years for a serious surgery? And 100% public hospitals full of "funcionarios"?

[@dans7497]

Pues podrían gastarse el dinero en éso en lugar de los gastos militares, aún así EEUU gasta más que España en sanidad pero de manera menos eficiente. Lo segundo que mencionas es precisamente porque se le está dando la espalda a la sanidad pública. Y sí, los que trabajan ahí son funcionarios.

[@erikugartezarraga4471]

You don't have to wait for years to have serious surgery, or even non serious, at all.

[@Tago-h1b]

In July 2023, the 'Radar Healthcare' portal published the ranking of the 33 developed countries on the planet with the best quality of care in their respective health systems. In it, Spain ranked fifth on the global list and third in Europe. The difference is that in Spain you have one of the best health care in the world for free (6'9% of the GDP), while in the United States you have health care that only the rich can afford. Emergency visits and surgeries, in which the patient's life is at imminent risk, are immediate. The specialties with the longest average waiting time are Plastic Surgery with 239 days, followed by Neurosurgery with 213 days and Traumatology, with an average of 149 days. Since the 2019 pandemic, it has been difficult to reach the optimal number of health professionals, which is why waiting times have increased. In any case, the quality of professionals continues to be good, generating the phenomenon of "health vacations", whereby citizens from other parts of Europe come to Spain to enjoy public healthcare.

[@Atreas1845]

Para que te van a operar mañana de almorranas? Te urge mucho? Las operaciones importantes, se hacen rápidamente

[@angelrogo]

@@Atreas1845 Sí, sí, los de las mareas defendiendo que una operación de cataratas se retrase 10 años.