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I have a unique situation compared to most Americans. I am 1/8 Inupiaq (Eskimo) so I receive completely free healthcare in Alaska. The hospital and clinics are top notch and everything is free unless you want something really specific, like if you want Zyrtec instead of a generic allergy med. If you have a prescription with refills they will just mail it to your house.
Natives who live in remote villages are flown for free to Anchorage if they need care they can't get in a village clinic. They receive room and board for family members. This is politically incorrect but the natives act as if the hospital is a social gathering place. They come in from villages and hang out in the waiting areas wearing stinky parkas. Its very surreal to see this happening in a well funded, state of the art hospital.
I am lucky and appreciate the quality of health care I receive but I think many people abuse the system because they have never had to pay for health care of health insurance.
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