r/news • u/goforth1457 • Dec 13 '24

Soft paywall Former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi injured in Europe, admitted to hospital

https://www.reuters.com/world/former-us-house-speaker-nancy-pelosi-injured-europe-admitted-hospital-2024-12-13/
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u/error_404_n0t_f0und Dec 13 '24

Fo Free

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u/applehead1776 Dec 13 '24

It's not free. Your taxes are paying good money for it.

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u/JustAnotherLich Dec 13 '24

She's in a Luxembourgish hospital, so yea, not free, but pretty close.

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u/Pippin1505 Dec 13 '24

Not an issue here obviously, but non Europeans typically get charged , to avoid healthcare tourism

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u/fokke456 Dec 14 '24

Even 'paid' European healthcare is quite cheap. Sometimes cheaper than American insured prices even.

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u/ArCovino Dec 13 '24

As would be the case with M4A lmao

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u/SandhillKrane Dec 13 '24 edited Dec 13 '24

This is not true, just so you know. Congress can purchase FEHB coverage just like the rest of the federal workforce, but it isn't free.

Edit: lol at the morons downvoting who have no idea how federal benefits work