I don't think it's fair to put Ireland in the same category as the USA here:
1. Zero ads for prescription medication anywhere
2. Medical card for everyone on low income covering everything
3. Never pay more than EUR114/month for prescriptions, no matter how much you medication you need or your income.
I've never had doctors pushing any kind of medication on me or my family.
I was curious about another HN poster from Ireland so I looked at your other comments and you're defending RTÉ so it's safe to say we won't see eye to eye.
You're a glass half full type of person, to put it in polite terms.
I could rant all day about media and health in Ireland. Specially from a migrant perspective but it's not really the place.
What is undeniable is that Ireland ranks amongst the worst in Europe and it's very much for profit. It's just Irish people don't know any better and they look at the wrong place (USA) and only at the money aspect, not the quality.
Quality wise, I'd much rather be in USA than Ireland because treatment here is terrible in many cases and there's always a sea of excuses and bureocracy.
1. Zero ads for prescription medication anywhere 2. Medical card for everyone on low income covering everything 3. Never pay more than EUR114/month for prescriptions, no matter how much you medication you need or your income.
I've never had doctors pushing any kind of medication on me or my family.