If I have this correctly, like Canada most European and Far Eastern countries probably have free medical covered by the state for their citizens but how would that differ from say a private medical health care system when in both circumstances the operations can only go ahead when a consultant agrees to it.
Yes the system is not perfect say in Canada if they control which surgeries you can have but surely the same applies to paid private medical insurance too. How can you as a patient dictate to a consultant which operation you should have and then convince them to sanction it on the basis you pay a monthly premium when a free service would also be operated by a consultant who would make a decision based on medical needs not cost cutting exercises.
Sorry, I have diverted away from the core issue about what you wrote in the OP but it is very upsetting to read that some rich nations are not providing universal free health care for all but are happy to spend their available funds elsewhere.
Regarding your own situation, if the complete process will cost over $1 million what percentage will the insurance company cover? I know you said it would be a good chunk but the definition is vague. Is around 90% correct? If so, that still leaves with a huge $100,000 to cover and it is painfully wrong on so many levels for someone to have to go through that stress when they are literally trying to have an operation to save their life (which in itself is extremely stressful).
One thing I have seen in this thread is the love and compassion that members have within them and are expressing it openly. I hope this is something we all can carry forward long after you have returned to full fitness post-operation.
I am speechless after reading the post. Regardless of what you yourself might say it really does take a lot of courage to put out that much of your private life out there to such a public and open forum. I sympathise with you in the situation you find yourself in.
In a country such as USA where medical care is not provided universally free, it makes you wonder why successive governments spend billion of USD$ on foreign aid and defence when they cannot look after their own citizens aptly.
I hope the operation is a success and hope to see you posting around the forum as you have so for many years.
Thank you. I have spoken with some from Canada where medical is paid for and it's not a perfect system. Apparently they can control what surgeries you can and cannot get. So Idk if I would like that or not. My surgery is going to cost over a million dollars but Insurance will cover a good chunk of that.