Gaps in Philippine medical system force patients into debt, healthcare workers to leave for work overseas

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https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/gaps-philippines-medical-system-patients-debt-healthcare-workers-leave-overseas-4237026

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cerement@slrpnk.net ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
US healthcare is supposed to be a warning, not a guideline …

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- PaddleMaster@beehaw.org ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  In the Philippines, you have to pay the hospital before receiving care. If you don’t pay, you don’t get treatment. This includes emergency.
  
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