An otherwise-healthy 52-year-old office worker showed up to a hospital emergency department in Buenos Aires with an unshakable fever he developed the week before. Besides the high temperature, he seemed fine. So, after testing negative for COVID-19, doctors sent him home with supportive care. But the fever didn't go away. In the week that followed, things got worse. He developed nausea, stomach pain, and diarrhea. He also started having trouble breathing. He then went back to the hospital.
You may be familiar with it from having not died from yellow fever or Marburg or hantavirus.
-- April Alvarez (@411bee.bsky.social) April 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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#2: Yup. And "medical bankruptcy" is a term that is generally unknown outside the US. Argentinians are doing better than Americans in terms of health care:
Around half of Argentina's residents make use of its public health services, which provide free hospital, medical, dental, and palliative care as well as free rehab, medical transport, and prosthetics. The only pay contributions required are for everyday prescriptions and chronic conditions. Access to this universal care, regardless of your residency status, is all great news if you're not in a hurry. The downside is that even though the quality of care can be good, waiting lists for public healthcare can be frustratingly long, which is why so many Argentinians and the majority of expats seek their healthcare from other sectors.Source: internationalliving.com
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