This might be a bit sensitive of a question to ask, but what country are you in? Because I've lived in several western European countries and the access to healthcare wildly varies between them. Especially countries that've "enjoyed" a multitude of conservative/right wing governments over the past three decades seem to have really embraced enshittifying healthcare access and affordability while pushing an American-style private system as the "solution".

[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Flanders, Belgium. We've been ruled by right-wing austerity hawks for a good decade now, so you hit the nail on the head.

[–] ZC3rr0r@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago

I'm sorry to hear that. And yes, it's depressing to see these "privitization will save us all" types destroy public services using the same old playbook of "defund, defund, defund, point out the issues after decades of defunding, then start to slow-roll private options until the public service has been fully hollowed out" everywhere.