Reply #8: Ah, that's one thing we're not so good at. [View All]

[KitSileya]

Not the giving people health coverage, but letting people into the country. I believe that anyone who is injured in Norway get the same deal as Norwegians in ERs etc. Long-time coverage I believe is only available to registered people - refugees do get health care just the same as citizens, but they can't sign up for a GP if they don't have a legally established identity. Unfortunately, the one part of health care we are not good at is mental health. This is especially egregious for refugees, who often come from war zones etc. We are constantly criticized by the UN for not accepting more refugees, and Norway is offcially closed for immigration - except if you're Danish, Swedish, British, or a Westerner married to a Norwegian, in which case you're not a proper immigrant, don't you know - only dark-skinned Muslims are immigrating to take over our country, as everyone knows. (Do we have a problem with xenophobia? Yes.)

We also have problems giving everyone the help they have the right to, such as long-time care for handicapped people. Probably tons better than most other countries, but still not up to our standard. There's always a horror story in the press, and frustration over the system not functioning as it should.

Emigrated Norwegians do not have the right to our health care, as our former prime minister, who got hip replacement operations she shouldn't have, has been told by countless reporters.

One of the neat things I am looking forward to, is paying a maximum of NOK 2,500, or about $460, for a pregnancy. That includes pre-natal care and birth.....If only I could find someone to get pregnant with, that is.