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King-Aaron 65 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Why American ambulance rides are so expensive

Here in Australia, you can be 2,000km in the bush and an ambulance will fly out to you and fly you back to the city for free.

That being said, we also have private ambulance companies here that will sting you for a huge bill if you don't have private ambulance cover.

RowanH 65 days ago | [–]

We're getting taken to the cleaners in NZ!! I think it's $50 for a westpac chopper ride...

sevenseacat 65 days ago | [–]

Yay for the RFDS.

If only ground ambulances were as universally awesome

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