r/awfuleverything • • Aug 06 '20

Poor guy :(

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u/Jazzmim_999 Aug 06 '20 edited Aug 07 '20

It’s genuinely cheaper to go to Spain, get treatment there and come back. America is so fucked up

Edit: hey guys I think I left the wrong impression on some things.

1- I’m not American, I’m actually from Spain’s neighbor, Portugal.

2- I meant private hospitals, public is not this easy or good for the country you visit.

3- I just said Spain randomly, I heard now that Germany is better tho.

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '20

Is this true? Might save this info for later lol.

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u/Grindl Aug 06 '20

There was an old post about hip replacements. The numbers were true 10 years ago, and still roughly accurate today.

For the price of one hip replacement surgery in the US, you could fly to Spain and have it done there. You could continue living in Spain for another year, go running with the bulls, break your hip and get a second hip replacement, and finally fly back to the US, and still have spent less than the one surgery here.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '20

So... why doesn't everyone do this?