Well, he didn't get to the hospital via helicopter!

He saved money and everyone clapped

My girlfriend had to be air lifted by helicopter in New Zealand. They didn't want our insurance details, because their local insurance covered us already. This was in 2010, so no idea of this would still apply.

My wife was air lifted via fixed wing aircraft. The 45 min. flight was $55,000. Insurance covered $11,000.

Norway covers it. We regularly see news about foreign tourists who either take stupid risks and have to be airlifted down, or tourists who book a night at one of the mountain cabins and then trigger a whole red cross search party with two helicopters when they don't show up. So to those who consider mountaineering in Norway: be responsible, plan ahead, make sure you can contact someone if you change plans midway. It's public money going towards your search & rescue.

Honestly… California pays a ton in rescuing stuck folks who got themselves into deadly situations… I’m really torn but I do think they have some responsibility in that.

Brazil does it

Knew how to walk ten miles while Impaled?

I remember when my ex wife got her first LPN job on the way to her BSN. I thought for sure once she worked in a hospital it would have good insurance. It’s actually crazy how terrible the insurance is for medical employees. I had a way better plan available to me working for a ~100 person remodeling company, and it wasn’t a union gig either.

People starting the Camino de Santiago from Saint Jean Pier de Port sing this song too.

Take a W, brother

Nice! I didn’t even zoom in on the flags. Indeed. But I was flabbergasted by the coincidence of the one being right above the other. Strange days.

Are you kidding me!? I love paying taxes for Medicare that I’ll never get, as well as premiums to for profit health insurance that rejects the tests that my dr wants. Oh and I love that I still have to pay even more out of pocket when I get some odd bill six months later.

Why on earth would anyone in their right mind want to give that up!?

Just cut out the wars

did someone besmirch my precious money hole

Always wanting more moths, never planting more lamps. smh my head

While it’s not single payer it appears to be hugely subsidized and largely free in India.

That’s the slippery slope they were all worried about.

It depends. SAR in my state is coordinated by our Fish & Wildlife Department and staffed with volunteers.

They will bill you if they determine you willfully caused the situation leading to you having to be extracted.

Source: Am American. Almost died from fucking gallstones.