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jimt1234today at 4:04 PM1 replyview on HN

The healthcare system in the US is, indeed, the best...if you're rich. If you're not rich, you're gonna spend a lot of time on the phone, arguing with bureaucrats and getting treated like shit.

A friend of mine is rich. We both have a health insurance plan from UnitedHealthcare. His experience is radically different from mine. He can make a phone call, and actually talk to his doctor within a few minutes. He can see his doctor the same day he asks to. He talks to one person who manages all the BS for him.


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systemtesttoday at 4:10 PM

> If you're not rich, you're gonna spend a lot of time on the phone, arguing with bureaucrats and getting treated like shit

Sounds a lot like the Spanish healthcare system.