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How medical insurance works
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this post was submitted on 07 Oct 2024
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Don't be so sure it would be different. I collapsed, nearly drove off the road 3 times in one week and decided that it was enough and went to the doctor. He sent me home, wrote me in as extreme burnout (completely true, I had to sleep at work for every coffee break to make it through the day and 30 mins before driving home to actually make it). So I thought Great, I will rest for a few months and go back to work after that! Nope. The state heath insurance office said Our specialists decided, that you are perfectly fine. No sick pay. Get back to operating the industrial concrete blender. The health center doctors signed a letter, but no, I was fucked. So on top of this I got extreme financial stress. We got out of this crap by renting our cabin and starting going full into an outdoor adventure business. What a great time. Where was this? In Sweden in January 2019.
Sounds like a flaw in the system. I fail to see how health insurance should ever be involved between patient and doctor in a "universal" health care system. Sure doesn't happen where I live.
Sounds more like an intended feature
Well, they got denied by Försäkringskassan, "Swedish Social Insurance Agency". Basically wouldn't be able to get sick-pay, but that's about it. Which is a bit weird, as nearly all first-time requests get approved, but of course it happens.
So it's not really the same thing as American insurance denying; they're still able to seek care, just that the suggested treatment for burnout (pause from working) wouldn't be economically comfortable if Försäkringskassan denies their sick-pay.
It's cute that you expect Americans to feel sympathy because your employer didn't take your burnout seriously
Oh, most of us do, we're just too burnt out ourselves to do much but grunt out, "sorry, bub. I know it sucks."
That's how I end almost every conversation.
I knew someone that literally went blind due to stress and still had to go in for work lol
Yum... crab bucket.
In theory a government is beholden to its constituents, a corporation is beholden to its shareholders. Governments aren't perfect, but there are at least avenues to effect positive change without financial incentives being a prerequisite.