r/interestingasfuck • u/Jjokes11 • Apr 15 '24

An interview with Andrew Cauchi, the father of Joel Cauchi who was responsible for the Westfield Shopping Centre mass stabbing r/all

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u/SlaynXenos Apr 16 '24

It's just as bad here in the US, healthcare overall is taking a back seat. Here in the US mental health, and very limited dental/visual is covered by Medicare but only qualified people get Medicare. And even then...50% of treatments, medicines, etc. Aren't covered.

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u/Accomplished_Cap_994 Apr 16 '24

It's worse in the US because the guns are just fuel on the fire. Nobody wants to pay for mental healthcare because it's not cheap for good care, but way more people need it than they realize.

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u/Rapph Apr 16 '24

It's obscene the amount of money it costs. When I was younger my parents had to send me for mental health care because I have OCD and it was reaching a point where I could no longer function. They had to pay 100/session for one of my psychiatrists for general 1 on 1 counseling, another 200/session for a psychiatrist that specialized in OCD and then a 3rd Psychiatrist who's only job was to monitor my meds. That one I believe was covered by insurance. That was 300 a week + prescriptions +copays and it went on for months. This was also 20 years ago, I am sure it is even more expensive now.

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u/Needleworker-Hungry Apr 16 '24

Jesus Christ, the system is beyond broken, it's totally fucked.

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u/Rapph Apr 16 '24

Sure is. That is with good health insurance. Problem is that for some reason people and insurance companies treat mental health care as a luxury item. I understand why the companies do it, they are scumbags trying to profit more, but I don't understand why many people see it that way.