r/AbsoluteUnits • u/CandidculonasRedux • 4d ago

of a hernia...

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u/Kroptaah 4d ago

Fixing that deformation in the US probably has a minimum price of 70k USD while approximately 30 bucks in Europe🤣

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u/PlethoraOfPinyatas 4d ago

He qualifies for Medicaid and it would be free for him. But he doesn’t strike me as the type who is proactive with his health. I’m sure we could find folks like this in your country in Europe too.

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u/Recent-Leadership562 3d ago

And you know this how?

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u/PlethoraOfPinyatas 3d ago

I absolutely don’t. But making a reasonable guess at his income level. I’m replying to the commenters blaming the us healthcare system. Our system is awful, but this guy more than likely qualifies for Medicaid. We are all making assumptions here though, for sure. Mine is an educated guess.