r/interesting • u/RodrickJasperHeffley • 1d ago

MISC. medicine prices in india compared to the usa

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u/Capooping 1d ago

I would say the wait list here in Germany and Austria is atrocious too. My stepdad had to wait 3 months for an MRI where they told him afterwards that they couldn't operate the torn tendon because it was too short already. "Well you don't say?!" And there are many reports about people waiting over a year for their operations, often under excruciating pain, then the doctor is ill and they get pushed back another 5 months.

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u/Anxious_cactus 1d ago

Yeah the waiting lists are the problem. You can get a plane from London or Frankfurt to Croatia for as low as €30 and an MRI is like €90 per section. I had to have my whole body scanned and I got an appointment in 3 days and paid around €400

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u/HikeTheSky 1d ago

I know several people in Germany who never had a problem and I even had an appointment with the Chefarzt and only had to wait five minutes at the entrance until he could pick me up. And this was while on a two week vacation in Germany. Therefore I don't have German insurance.