Kara still wasn't feeling better this morning, so I got my first taste of 100% authentic socialized medicine (Kara already had lots of experiences with it during her travels in Spain/Italy/New Zealand, etc). According to some politicians in the US, this meant Kara would soon die, which always amused her and visiting foreigners.
Instead it meant we call SOS Medicins, an English speaking doctor arrived AT OUR APARTMENT within an hour, and the total cost was less than what a doctor's visit would cost in the US. Had we actually gone to the doctor's office instead, it would have been 23€. For anyone.
But of course we let asinine fear mongering keep the US from joining every single other 1st world country in the world in providing much cheaper, and better, healthcare for everyone. Unfortunately for us, we aren't eligible for socialized tax-payer supported medicine in the US until we turn 65 when the most popular (based on surveys) and cheapest (for the age group) socialized healthcare in the US kicks in: Medicare.
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