Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-77.2.182.177-20140819130912/@comment-25273017-20140819202212

LadyX wrote:

KapitanGowno wrote:

LadyX wrote:

KapitanGowno wrote: In Poland when you have insurance, everything is paid, but unfortunately you can wait VERY LONG for one simple procedure. Sometimes people make jokes that "it's possible you will die much sooner than you will get your treatment". Some people could wait here (in PL) for an MRI a few months before getting it done.

I once had a pretty bad allergy attack, which resulted in suffocating at night, so I had to go to ER. They ordered some allergy test, but I the closest date was November, and it was actually June. So I would have to wait almost 6 months, which wasn't very shiny.

You can always go privately, which of course costs money. And usually - a lot. There isn't some sort of emergency situation fast track? I mean, you were to the point of actual suffocation without the known cause... The ER helped me, it's a normal procedure, they give you meds and some prescribtions. What I meant is that later I had to do tests and for those, you have to wait. And except money and connections, there is no way to make it work faster. I see. So...what happens in the event that a someone is presenting with symptoms of something serious like cancer, or organ failure? Or life support/long term care situations like dialysis? I don't mean to be nosy, or anything. I'm just actually curious to talk to someone who has universal healthcare because I would love to move somewhere with it, but I have actual medical problems, and worry about reasonably prompt service and coverage. As I wrote previosuly - if you have an insurance, then everything is covered up. The only "problem", and this is actually a big problem, is that Polish health care is very messy and they have a lot of debts. A lot of not right functioning, old equipment. Queues are horrible, some people wait for their surgery for 4-5 months.

A lot of surgeries/procedures are refunded by Polish National Health Institution (NFZ in short), but everyone keeps saying they are broke. They are also not in a very good condition.

In short - it's only good if you go in private. That's why I always say, it's good to have a lot of money. Not to be vain or vapid, but if you get sick or someone from your family, it's not that easy. My dog is very sick, she has hip problems, and maybe we could do a surgery, but it costs around 8 000 PLN, which is about 2600 USD for one hip.

I think that functions in a lot of countries, also like in UK. Swedish I think have good health care.