In Norway we pay for doctor’s visits and prescriptions up to $280 per year. After which it’s covered by the state. Some medications aren’t covered if the state has deemed them unnecessary or if it’s not their preferred treatment (so like they will cover oral contraception or IUDs but not nuvaring) but their decisions are based entirely on research papers and not profit. Also if you need a medication that isn’t covered you can apply to get it covered. If it doesn’t get covered, the price usually isn’t too terrible. My SO takes a medication that isn’t covered and it’s around $45 for about 10 days worth (we were warned about how expensive it was). Dentistry isn’t covered for adults so flights to Gdansk are very popular.
In Norway we pay for doctor’s visits and prescriptions up to $280 per year. After which it’s covered by the state. Some medications aren’t covered if the state has deemed them unnecessary or if it’s not their preferred treatment (so like they will cover oral contraception or IUDs but not nuvaring) but their decisions are based entirely on research papers and not profit. Also if you need a medication that isn’t covered you can apply to get it covered. If it doesn’t get covered, the price usually isn’t too terrible. My SO takes a medication that isn’t covered and it’s around $45 for about 10 days worth (we were warned about how expensive it was). Dentistry isn’t covered for adults so flights to Gdansk are very popular.