Three weeks since double bypass surgery.

alantf · 05-23-2013, 04:27 PM

Yeah... it's not like in America. In Europe we pay into the National Health Service by Social Security Payments while we're working, so everything after that is free - doctors, prescription charges (i.e. free medication, for the retired), and all hospital bills. Problem is, everybody is using the service, so there's a waiting list for surgery. If I had private insurance, I'd get it done straight away, but in Europe that's only for the wealthy. Because I'm in Tenerife, and retired, the English Social Security pays Spain to have me in their National Health scheme.

05-23-2013, 04:27 PM	#11
alantf Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tenerife (Spain) Posts: 3,719	Re: Three weeks since double bypass surgery. Yeah... it's not like in America. In Europe we pay into the National Health Service by Social Security Payments while we're working, so everything after that is free - doctors, prescription charges (i.e. free medication, for the retired), and all hospital bills. Problem is, everybody is using the service, so there's a waiting list for surgery. If I had private insurance, I'd get it done straight away, but in Europe that's only for the wealthy. Because I'm in Tenerife, and retired, the English Social Security pays Spain to have me in their National Health scheme. __________________ By birth an Englishman, by the grace of God a Yorkshireman. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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