Do you have Public Health System in your Country? Do you like it? Or would prefer it to be private? (NHS related)

[Porcupine_I]

EnricoPallazzo said:

Porcupine_I said:
Austria

I never had to worry about medical expenses in my entire life. I believe that is a big advantage from a psychological standpoint and a big factor in your scheme of life.

I never had any problems with long waiting times either. I mean I have a great local doctor, and he takes his time with people. That is a good thing. When I had to go to the ER or something they always treated me quick.

Also, when people complain about waiting times. The thing is, even if you have to wait, you are being treated eventually, as opposed to not at all.

How does private health insurance even work if you are born with a medical condition that requires medication or treatment. Will you even be able to find insurance or will you have to pay for everything yourself for your entire life?

Nice. But do you have also private options in austria in case you dont want to wait or you think the treatment is wrong or they dont care about your issue? For example my wife could only solve on heath issue she had because she decided to go private, since all public options just didnt care and said she would need to get used living in pain. Then she went private and the problem was solved.

There are always private options, but I couldn't tell you anything about them, because I never had to explore them.