[virgulino]

Brazil here. A few years ago, my wife was bitten by a dog. We simply went to the neighborhood free healthcare clinic, the standard entry point to our free universal healthcare system. After a very short wait they cleaned the wound and administered the first rabies vaccine. We went back there for the next doses. All free of charge, and the only "paperwork" she needed to do was to present her national ID card.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistema_%C3%9Anico_de_Sa%C3%BA...

[majikaja]

This thread isn't about developed countries

[defrost]

This is pretty much how things go in Australia for the poorest to the richest citizen.

The USofA has an unbelievably shitty healthcare system.

[notch898b]

Wikipedia says it's free for foreigners and nationals, so I'm curious why they require the ID.

[virgulino]

I am pretty sure that ID is not required, but they ask for it, so that they can access and update your medical records.