{"id":353850,"date":"2026-03-29T15:39:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T15:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/353850\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T15:39:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T15:39:13","slug":"american-woman-praises-indias-healthcare-says-us-system-makes-patients-go-into-debt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/353850\/","title":{"rendered":"American woman praises India\u2019s healthcare, says US system makes patients \u2018go into debt\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

An American <\/a>woman\u2019s lighthearted video praising the accessibility of healthcare in India has gone viral on social media.<\/p>\n

\"AA US woman compared healthcare in the US and India, praising India\u2019s easy access and low costs in a viral video. (Instagram)<\/p>\n

(Also read:\u20b9252 in India: \u2018I\u2019m moving here\u2019”> Foreign woman shocked after buying medicines for \u20b9252 in India: \u2018I\u2019m moving here\u2019<\/a>)<\/p>\n

The woman, identified as Liz Bomes, shared the clip on Instagram, where she jokingly calls Indian healthcare <\/a>\u201creally annoying\u201d before revealing that she actually means how easily and quickly people can access medical services in the country.<\/p>\n

Speaking in the video, Bomes says: \u201cHere’s something that’s really annoying about India: healthcare actually works. Instead of waiting six months for an appointment or paying thousands of dollars just to get a basic blood test done, I can literally walk into a hospital, see a doctor the same day, and pay next to nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n

She continues the satire by comparing it with her experience of the American healthcare system. \u201cWhere’s the suspense? Where’s the dramatic, your insurance doesn’t cover this moment? It’s way more exciting in the US to call 50 different clinics, just to beg for an appointment, and then go into debt after. India stop making life so easy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Watch the clip here:<\/p>\n

Internet reacts to the comparison<\/p>\n

The video quickly attracted attention online, with several viewers reacting to Bomes\u2019s humorous commentary. Many users related to the contrast she described between healthcare accessibility in the two countries.<\/p>\n

One user wrote, \u201cAs someone who moved from the US to India, I completely understand this. Getting a doctor\u2019s appointment here the same day still surprises me.\u201d Another commented, \u201cThe sarcasm is perfect. Healthcare should actually be this easy everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

A third viewer added, \u201cPeople in India often complain about the system, but when you compare it globally, there are definitely things that work really well.\u201d Another user said, \u201cThe insurance joke is so real. In the US half the battle is figuring out what your insurance actually covers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some viewers also shared their personal experiences. One comment read, \u201cI had a medical test done in India for a fraction of what it costs in the US. It honestly felt unreal.\u201d Another user wrote, \u201cThis is the first time I have seen someone complain that healthcare works too well.\u201d<\/p>\n

(Disclaimer: This report is based on user-generated content from social media. HT.com has not independently verified the claims and does not endorse them.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An American woman\u2019s lighthearted video praising the accessibility of healthcare in India has gone viral on social media.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":353851,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[125049,134,527,148548,40565,127635,187138,111,139,69,187139],"class_list":["post-353850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-american-healthcare-system","tag-health","tag-healthcare","tag-healthcare-accessibility","tag-healthcare-costs","tag-indian-healthcare","tag-medical-services-in-india","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-us-healthcare-system"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=353850"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353850\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/353851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=353850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=353850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=353850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}