‘Like, what?’: USA’s Ariana Ramsey blown away by free healthcare at Olympics

‘Like, what?’: USA’s Ariana Ramsey blown away by free healthcare at Olympics

Olympic Village offers free care for athletes at the GamesPatients often left out of pocket after appointments in US

The US rugby sevens player Ariana Ramsey will leave Paris with more than just a bronze medal. After ­discovering the Olympic Village ­provides not only free food to ­athletes but a suite of free healthcare options, she will be heading home having completed a pap smear and a free eye and dental exam. She even snagged a free pair of prescription glasses. To quote her now-viral ­TikTok video, “Like, what?”

The Olympic Village – where athletes reside during the Games – began offering free medical care in 1932, according to Sports Illustrated. SI also reported the village offers, ­cardiology, orthopedics, ­physiotherapy, ­psychology, and podiatry, with dermatology also being offered to Paralympic athletes, who arrive next week.

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