For those who think he is saying that all hospitals belong to the government, that is not the case. There are private hospitals and you can have health insurance instead of depending on the public health system. It is a universal public service that you can complement with private insurance, for which you do not pay as much as in the United States. The big difference is that because there is a public health service, private companies cannot abuse prices. If they charge too much, people return to the public health system. In addition, by law it is prohibited to set abusive prices for medicines or treatments and negotiations are made with large pharmaceutical companies to give discounts to the government for making very large purchases of medical products. And doctors in the public health system are allowed to work in private clinics as a way of earning more money apart from the work they do in public hospitals.
IT makes no sense what you say. PUBLIC SERVANTS are just workers that work for the government and when they go on strikes it's usually because working conditions are becoming worse. If you think Spanish public Healthcare has problems blame it on the bureaucrats and politicians behind it, not the workers. It's the most childish thing I have heard.
The gratuity of the Spanish health care system goes back centuries and derives from the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church considered medical care to be a universal right and free of any charge. Spanish culture, as a Catholic culture, inherited this principle and that is why health care is 100% free and of high quality whether you are Spanish or not. The Law clearly states that every individual (regardless of nationality or any other circumstances) on Spanish soil has the right to free health care.
Europe's health system works for society, people, but the american one is for ONLY some individuals, instead of delivering the service to universal, these bunch of individuals are just making profits; so think about it 5 min if you think Spain or Europe is poor
I guess maybe one option would be to have free access to basic healthcare. And complement with private insurance if you want additional services, for instance, private room (in hospitals)…
@@ellieramseyer They are somewhat limted and not seen as a resource by most people . I wouldn't say they are a big provider in the American healthcare system.
Sergio, what business is that for pharma and insurance cos? Don't get me wrong, I love the Spanish system, I thing is overall a much better system than the US, i nothing else it i because it is "affordable" in Spain, whereas in the Us, I 'v know people who have die at the hospital doors because they didn't have the insurance card. It is tru that in Spain often there is a long waiting period for an any serious operation/surgery, but eventually you get the services. Precisely today I took Ubber to San Francisco, and the drive was a US veteran, an African-American, who told me he had been diagnosed with several serious illness, including at least two types of concern, and although in theory vets have access to all benefits, he complained about the arbitrary diagnosis, or prognosis, and doctors dismissing sign of serious illness - now, I don't know if that has anything to do with racism, but I also now "white" people who have died at the operating table because they person operating didn't have any real experience. I had a conversation with a London born, South African raised "white" friend, who asked me which systems I thought was better the US or Europe, and since I didn't know all of Europe, I spoke only of Spain, and I said, most people wanting to migrate will choose Spain over the US, among other things, for its universal system of care. and it turned out to be right.
Well, i have to tell you that América health system is more expensive but it is not better than our spanish system. Rocio jurado went there, and ahe died. More expensive is not the same as better. The problem is that many people from other countries think that it is free but it is not because all spanish citizens pay it with our taxes. It is not free. We pay it for it.
Rocio Jurado died from Pancreatic cancer in 20026 and is one of the most deadliest types of cancers. There have been vast improvements since 2006 for the treatment of Pancreatic cancer and without a doubt the U.S. is leading the way for these treatments. Spain may have universal healthcare, but you cannot ignore the fact, that Spain has a problem with delays and deliverables of care.
Yes, Spanish healthcare is paid by its citizens; however, it is not the best when it comes to technology. You will have to wait for long periods of time to get specialized care and will not have the latest or greatest when it comes to treatment. Why else do rich Spaniards seek medical treatment in the U.S. instead of Spain?
The only Spaniards that look for USA healthcare are the ones desperate searching an experimental treatment non approved by national medical institution. In the last 20 years, the service has been degraded by politicians that look for privatize the service; but if you have something serious (like cancer), you will enter in fast protocol. In just a couple of years three members of my family were saved thanks to public healthcare. If all of that would happen in USA, we would be broken. About tech... Bro; firstly, many of your hospitals; above all the public ones, are tearing apart because there's no investment since the 70s. Apart from that, Spain is one of the most relevant countries in public healthcare and medical research per money spend; right now, your doctors are using for chest surgeries a machine invented by Spanish meds, so... There're also many prestigious Spanish surgeons that works for Spanish public system and works internationally for private systems like the USA, Qatar, Indonesia; doctors that are learning and working for the people in Spain, and making money for this knowledge around the world. It's funny, because many times the "state of the art" of surgery in USA is a European public surgeon that has schedule an expensive surgery in the USA XD
I think life expectancy figures speak much clearer and louder than whatever opinion. On average we live six years longer in Spain than in the USA, and a public health system goes a long way towards that. The rest is talking business, not people.
Spain celebrities when told by doctors their cancer is incurable turn to the US in desperation cause they think if you are millionaire you get cured. Go figure !
@@klmklm8570 Im from Spain i already know, but its not cheaper broski, he said it would be cheaper to implement that in america in comparison to the system that they have now. What a lie!
@@klmklm8570 do you think paying taxes is free? or do you think the government creates money to pay healthcare magicly? It would be an amazing amount of taxes for every citizen, just come to work in spain buddy, a company pays you 2000eu you recieve 1000 and every product has at least 21% taxes plus extras depending on the product. Sounds so beautifull but its painfull. Im not supporting the current US healthcare system, but you have to be realist...
In the long run it's better for everyone including you. As he said if you have cancer in Spain, you can afford the treatment, there you can't be treated unless you're rich or have big amounts of savings, and that applies to other illness. So yeah you pay it through taxes but you still have money to live and you can afford to go the hospital, so it's cheaper. Otherwise, you go to bankruptcy and you can't buy the basic things nor get more treatment. And if there's public healthcare, you can live without worrying about having enough savings in case you need it one day in the future.
Hey Sergio. Have you ever commented the huge ammount of taxes it will be necessary to raise to have something similar to Spanish health care? And the fact to have to wait several years for a serious surgery? And 100% public hospitals full of "funcionarios"?
Pues podrían gastarse el dinero en éso en lugar de los gastos militares, aún así EEUU gasta más que España en sanidad pero de manera menos eficiente. Lo segundo que mencionas es precisamente porque se le está dando la espalda a la sanidad pública. Y sí, los que trabajan ahí son funcionarios.
In July 2023, the 'Radar Healthcare' portal published the ranking of the 33 developed countries on the planet with the best quality of care in their respective health systems. In it, Spain ranked fifth on the global list and third in Europe. The difference is that in Spain you have one of the best health care in the world for free (6'9% of the GDP), while in the United States you have health care that only the rich can afford. Emergency visits and surgeries, in which the patient's life is at imminent risk, are immediate. The specialties with the longest average waiting time are Plastic Surgery with 239 days, followed by Neurosurgery with 213 days and Traumatology, with an average of 149 days. Since the 2019 pandemic, it has been difficult to reach the optimal number of health professionals, which is why waiting times have increased. In any case, the quality of professionals continues to be good, generating the phenomenon of "health vacations", whereby citizens from other parts of Europe come to Spain to enjoy public healthcare.
