One of the main differences that Brazilians experience when they move to the US is in the healthcare system . In Brazil, we have the Unified Health System (SUS). In short, it offers free services to everyone, whether Brazilian or not, in the national territory.
In the United States, medical care is paid for and is expensive. In 2021, a video went viral on social media for showing the price of hospitalization for patients with Covid-19 in the US.
According to the video, if a patient stayed four months hospitalized in the country, he would pay a sum of US$ 2.8 million dollars for the service. It is an extremely high amount, which can bankrupt most ordinary citizens.
On the other hand, there are health plans, but they are mostly private. The easiest way to get a plan is through a company that offers this service to employees. However, a large part of the population does not benefit from this practice, just as it does not have enough money to pay for an agreement.
