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[–] 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I’m an American immigrant in Germany. What I didn’t realize is how fucking cheap everything about healthcare is, not just insurance, but the various other costs. I take (generic) vyvanse, which cost me about a hundred bucks a month, in addition to monthly doctors visits and urine tests, totaling about $200-300 (it was still around $90 a month after hitting the deductible). In Germany, I go to a doctor every other month for free, don’t have to do any testing, and the prescription costs ~16€/month.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Germans have healthcare insurance?

    Everything is free here in Scotland, including prescriptions.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    Germans have insurance and pay for prescriptions, but it’s not a huge amount (from my perspective, I hear a lot of people complaining about how expensive insurance is). However, insurance isn’t tied to your job and afaik, the government pays for your insurance if you lose your job (and the less you earn, the less it costs).

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