Valnao@sh.itjust.works to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 1 month agoIt costs $230 out-of-pocket to see a dermatologist. Many Australians go without – despite soaring skin cancer rateswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkIt costs $230 out-of-pocket to see a dermatologist. Many Australians go without – despite soaring skin cancer rateswww.theguardian.comValnao@sh.itjust.works to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square2linkfedilink
minus-squareMisterFrog@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·26 days agoWhen I hear Australians chime in on posts about American healthcare with: “we have universal healthcare in Australia”, I always remind them. No we fucking don’t. Outside of hospitals, we have a private subsidy model, with a handful of public sprinkled in. And even within hospitals, we have a two tiered system which prioritises people with private health insurance… Medicare sucks, for how much wealth we have in this country.
minus-squareappetizer@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·25 days agoAbsolutely. Yeah it’s not as bad as the US, but it’s not good.
When I hear Australians chime in on posts about American healthcare with: “we have universal healthcare in Australia”, I always remind them.
No we fucking don’t.
Outside of hospitals, we have a private subsidy model, with a handful of public sprinkled in.
And even within hospitals, we have a two tiered system which prioritises people with private health insurance…
Medicare sucks, for how much wealth we have in this country.
Absolutely. Yeah it’s not as bad as the US, but it’s not good.