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[RP33]

Stupid question..

Does 'free healthcare' include prescription drugs?

[CFH]

Stupid question..

Does 'free healthcare' include prescription drugs?

Not here it doesn't, but a lot of employers have plans that will cover them.

[RP33]

Not here it doesn't, but a lot of employers have plans that will cover them.

just curious.. because there are a few ways to look at it..

For the everyday run of the mill cold/sinus etc problems, people would be at the doctors office holding up spots for people who are actually sick.. I think that as far as the US goes, if our healthcare BECOMES (key word) free, then it would be different if originally it was free.. Meaning, while we're alive here in the US, if it becomes free, you will have everyone saying "oh, your head hurts?.. well go check it out, it's free now".. There will be a few generations of this until people take it seriously and only go to the Doctor for real problems.. It would be like if anything else that we normally paid for became free.. we'd overuse it..



Anyway, for the above stated illnesses it would really suck due to time waiting to see a doctor and such.. But as far as terminal illnesses and such go, it would be great.. Everyone would be able to have a fair chance at staying alive and getting the care they needed.. My sister's friend, has a son who is something like 1 year old and he has some sort of cancer in his eye, and the Co-Pay for his medicine is upwards of $500.. just the co-pay, the insurance covers the rest.. Thankfully she has a lot of money (she runs a daycare) so she is able to afford this medication.. But a middle class type of income would struggle..

[Trainer Monkey]

Not here it doesn't, but a lot of employers have plans that will cover them.

Not here it doesnt

[Kirkland Laing]

Stupid question..

Does 'free healthcare' include prescription drugs?

Pretty much. You may have to pay a few pounds per prescription if you're employed but under 16/over 65/unemployed it's free. Some prescriptions in the States can cost a couple of hundred dollars a month, right?