If yes, down here in Oz, elective surgeries will be paid for by the state, if one can get a slot in a public hospital when one needs it, and waiting lists are often very long.
If one has private insurance, then one can get in much more quickly, which often means that one recovers better.
Down here though, at the moment, my local hospital is issuing advice not to go to emergency unless it is a 'real' emergency as they are really very busy (I don't think they've said it's covid, but let's face it, it probably is, or it's covid plus other bugs exploiting weakened immune systems), and I have heard that one Melbourne hospital has stopped elective surgeries due to covid, but are still doing emergency surgeries.
Debt levels down here must be absolutely through the roof - and interest rates are rising. Housing is outrageously expensive and covid appears to have made it even more expensive in many areas. Somehow the bubble never pops. It's just insane really. Another bunch of risks to add to the building pressure.
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Re: Can't remember hating being right before
Date: 2022-12-08 07:38 am (UTC)If yes, down here in Oz, elective surgeries will be paid for by the state, if one can get a slot in a public hospital when one needs it, and waiting lists are often very long.
If one has private insurance, then one can get in much more quickly, which often means that one recovers better.
Down here though, at the moment, my local hospital is issuing advice not to go to emergency unless it is a 'real' emergency as they are really very busy (I don't think they've said it's covid, but let's face it, it probably is, or it's covid plus other bugs exploiting weakened immune systems), and I have heard that one Melbourne hospital has stopped elective surgeries due to covid, but are still doing emergency surgeries.
Debt levels down here must be absolutely through the roof - and interest rates are rising. Housing is outrageously expensive and covid appears to have made it even more expensive in many areas. Somehow the bubble never pops. It's just insane really. Another bunch of risks to add to the building pressure.
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