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I was diagnosed with Early Cancer - Oestrogen Positive - 3 February 2022. Since then I have had surgery to remove the lump. I saw my oncologist this week for a treatment plan. Due to my history,...
try and. See a documentary Michael Moore made on usa health system called sicko —-frightening. Did you know the health funds in usa can refuse to fund treatment , that here in Australia our drs would want us to have ? They spoke to a nurse who’s husbands bone marrow,transplant treatment was refused by the health fund , and then he died as he refused to,sell his house to fund it himself as he didn’t want to leave his family in a dire position if he didn’t make it .
If he’d been in Australia he would have received that transplant .
That’s tip of the iceberg .
our system , whilst not perfect , certainly doesn’t have those inequities
if you’re insured a health fund cannot refuse you treatment , nor can they kick you out if they think you’re costing them too much
if not insured ok we may have wait lists but it works well in most circumstances
That’s tip of the iceberg .
our system , whilst not perfect , certainly doesn’t have those inequities
if you’re insured a health fund cannot refuse you treatment , nor can they kick you out if they think you’re costing them too much
if not insured ok we may have wait lists but it works well in most circumstances