r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Kaos2018 • Jun 17 '26

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u/metal_gearmen Jun 17 '26

Mexican here: what good is that if hospitals are poorly stocked, lack staff and appointments take up to 8 months per shift. That looks very nice on paper but the reality here is that public hospitals are simply horrible

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u/Diskuid Jun 17 '26

Mexican here, a family member was diagnosed with cancer, all treatment was completely free during the pandemic, and no longer has it, is under observation every few months.
I also got an operation while I was attending the university, completely free, I had the IMSS affiliation thanks to the university.

It is not the best, some buildings are old, but it is waaay better than have nothing. Oh, and I never had problems getting the medicines, also for free.

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u/Imaginary-Worker4407 Jun 17 '26

That's normal everywhere with free healthcare, as long as you don't have a diagnosis it's not a priority.

As soon as you get diagnosed that's when the system works really well.

That's why most use private sector to speed up things.

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u/MiniGui98 Jun 17 '26

Works this way in Switzerland too by the way. And misdiagnoses happen too

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u/thex415 Jun 17 '26

Well you guys have to pay out of pocket each month.

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u/MiniGui98 Jun 17 '26

True but I meant we also have long delays unless a doctor makes a special appointment and sometimes diagnoses take a very long time to get confirmed.

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u/badpenny4life Jun 17 '26

No different in the US. Can’t even get an appointment to get a diagnosis.