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Gruesome image shows hiker who was impaled on walking pole but trekked 10 miles down to avoid cost of helicopter evacuation (vt.co)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
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[–] 6 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Works the same in Germany :/.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    How so?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago* (2 children)

    From what I can tell, in Germany it's largely a "hope your medical insurance covers it" situation. Apparently, around 99.9% of people in Germany have health insurance in some form.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

    Only edge cases where people acted exceptionally recklessly wouldn't fully be covered by insurance, as far as my experience goes.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    It's very different here. I was paying $400+ a month for united Healthcare and they denied everything. Couldn't see specialists, every treatment denied. They wouldn't even give me a 90 count supply of my meds. Only 30 counts.

    I've had health issues that have gone unresolved for years.. Years! I work constantly and get almost nothing in return.

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