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Dateline: Nov 19

"Dying For Medicine In America" is the final for 2019.

Tomorrow’s episode of Dateline, “Dying For Medicine In America” is the final for 2019.

In the lead up to the 2020 presidential election, the US is caught in a ferocious battle over prescription drug prices. With some life-saving medications rising in cost by more than 5000%, Dateline meets the Americans begging and borrowing to stay alive and turning to Australia for help.

9:30pm Tuesday on SBS.

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  1. ‘The best country’??? Having lived the first half of my life in an European country, I would be careful naming Australia as the best country, where I have to wait 2 weeks to see my doctor, compared to having house calls or same day consultation in said European country. But I agree, compared to USA Health Services, Australia is ‘the better’ country.

    1. 13% of Australian GPs make house calls. There are also ‘Radio Doctor’ services after 6pm. There are hospital ERs. Any doctor will take a name and call when a cancellation comes up. Two weeks is normal for a busy GP, unless an ‘urgent – call when there’s a cancellation’ is requested. Most large practices with multiple doctors can do a same-day consult. Meds which are otherwise unaffordable are generally on the PBS. Often wonder why foreigners migrate to Australia, only to criticise our free services.

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