Well in my country (denmark) we pay something thats called "skat". It's something we pay once a month, if you earn alot of money you need to pay more "skat", if you earn less money you pay less "skat". With that we can pay for hospital, roads, home less people or people who can't work because of mental illness, we can even have free dentists up til we turn 18. We can also go to school for free and get pay for it too and we don't need to pay for any of it, even if we pay we get it all back again. When you have earn your money you pay 39-41% to the country, not alot of people is happy about it but it helps and everyone is paying so the system with people and equal right don't fall down.
I got an abscess on my lower back, it got so bad that i almost got my blood infected but luckly i was sent to the hospital fast and got the surgery an hour after i come. It didn't cost anything, not even the staying at the hospital, and they even ask me if i want to stay a day more or if i need more pain killers, best service ever and they were so sweet with me because i told them i was afraid of needless
I was so confused by the whole paying the hospital fee until i realised "oh america"