hospital bills do you have to pay we don't it's free

No we don't we pay National Insurance and I think it is awful that in America they have to pay for Hospital Treatment People must be frightend to having to go to a Hospital there I know I would be

I'll tell ya its a real kick in the teeth living in the U.S when it comes to health care...In Canada I didnt have to pay for hospital stays, doctors appointments or anything like that but here even wiht my husbands insurance plan we have to pay a portion..even for a simple check up at the doctors office...it blows my mind! I'm miss my OHIP

In India, we have civil hopital in every possible city. They offer good medical care, it's not free but very cheap. No matter what disease you suffer from, you will be paid atleat 98% of the bill and sometimes 100% in critical condition. If somone take the charge of helping poor people in form of medical help, he is elligible to get exumption from tax. He is awarded with some wellknown awards. They are among the prestigious awards in India.

You are so very lucky! Medical care here in the US is outrageous and always has been...in fact, most credit agencies don't even bother to look at medical bills that haven't been paid, because, unless you're rich and have great medical benefits, EVERYONE has had a medical bill go to collections....I really wish the US would go to subsidized health care...

So lucky, but here in India we have to pay for everything starting from appointment to doctor, investigations and medicines and if needed operation from our pocket. Though insurance is there but very few people know about it.

come to romania and u will see all about this..u must pay every dam surgery and if u don't have money u die

Australia is a very comfortable country to live in. We have government hospitals where they treat patients free of charge. In private hospitals, charges are so high. But I really dont like to go to the free hospitals cos the service is very bad. You are treated very unkindly and like garbage. At least in a private hospital, you have to pay through your nose, but you can have a polite service. There are many instances where the patients die because of the negligence of the hospital staff.

Hi rosebug, yes we are very lucky in our country in a lot of ways, but having been in the medical profession for 34 years and now retired, I would like to see the system change in some ways. One being that a minority of people do complain, but abuse the system. One thing I would like to see change is the long wait to be seen in the Emerg. dept. Oh and there are a few others, but will run out of space.

You are so lucky! Here in the Philippines, it is very expensive to get confined in a hospital. Although there are health centers where you can get a check-up for free and some medicines are free too but the lines are so long and the medicines are limited. But for people with jobs, there is a social security system here that gives a discount on hospital bills but even with that, the cost of hospitalization is still so expensive. Thats why most people here, especially the lower-income class and middle-income class people, dont go to a doctor even if they are sick and they just result to self-medication.

I live in America. Hospital visits, doctors and ambulances are expensive. My last child I had cost over 9000 dollars to have. That was back in 2000. That is also with medical insurance. WE are paying 50 dollars a week not for medical insurance. But I still pay 70 bucks every time I go to my leg doctor. I also pay every time I go to my regular doctor 60. Than get a bill if it is mnore. Emergency room visits are crazy...Just for my son cutting his finger which required stitches and staples was almost 1000 dollars. It is crazy..needless to ay that bill has been paid yet. That was back in May.

Well, I have to say that here in America it seems like we have it all backwards. When you have to pay ridiculous amounts of money out of your paycheck every week just to have the honor of having medical insurance coverage. And then even with your insurance, you still have co-pays and deductables when you do go to the doctor or hospital. And just a few years ago my insurance company said that I have a 2 million dollar cap on my insurance coverage so hopefully I never get a catastrophic illness or long term hospital stay. And in my opinion, the doctors here also add to the problem by making sure that whne you have insurance coverage, that you go through all kinds of tests, doctor visits (referals to their other doctor friends) and put you on a prescription medication for everything, just becasue they know that since you have insurance they will be sure to get payment form the insurance company!! Our "leaders" say that we cant possible switch over to government run insurance that would be free for all and that other systems around the world dont really work right, but those of us with just a little smarts know that it is just the large campaign contributions from the insurance industry that keep them from taking action. If this is the greatest country on earth like they all say when they are trying to get elected then they ought to give us the credit for finding a way to get health care issues fixed so everyone can be healthy!!

Yes in America we do have to pay for medical care. Then again we also have the finest doctors and hospitals in the world! Our medical training system is well structured and we turn out fine doctors and specialists. We have teaching hospitals, we care for our Veterns. Our system is far from perfect, but it is a work in progress. Our hospitals have research branches studying diseases and new medicines. Seeking if not cures, ways to make those who have disease live more comfortably. Yes, going to the hospital is scary, I imagine it is for anyone any place. Since being hospitalized for the most part means there is something wrong enough that it can't be taken care of at home. The bills may be high, but the care is excellent. It is a trade off we live with, for today.

In Brazil, there is the public system too, but you'll certainly wouldn't want to need it. So, we have to pay here too. Australia is surely a nice place.

ok here's the deal.....what does america has ? it has has the techononlogy....and teconology costs something money and your life is saved ### high tech machines........here the services are amazing almost no waiting and everything is available on time so i recommend you move to america :)...and i doubt the austrila must be doing the same????

Yes we don't know how lucky we are, some will always complain but we are so lucky.

well here in India now the systems is introduced...All the big insurance giants is now focusing on health care sector... You can say as same system in US... the insurance companies will pay our bills...or we can take membership of some hospitals where we have to pay only half the price and rest hospitals will pay...

I read the same post yesterday and could'nt believe it. I dont know what health care is like around the world but here in Canada I have never known anybody to be turned down or had to pay. Everything here is covered by OHIP. I believe we have 1 of the better health care systems in the world. Im not sure if you pay for ambulance rides here but I do know everyone seems to be treated as equal when it comes to health care.

gees, wouldn't that be nice. yes, it is such a stinker...even right now i have a pile of hospital bills that are going unpaid. not to mention when they go unpaid they end up going on our credit reports.

See that's what I love about being Canadian, we have amazing health coverage.

Here in the U.S. we have to pay.. I once went to the emergency room because I was sick and if I didnt have insurance then it would have costed me $2,000. They baerly did anything for me! Where I live the hospitals are horrible.. You sit there for hours in pain and suffering.. It doesnt even matter if they are hardly any people there waiting to be seen. They take their precious time to see people!