When you get injured running with the bulls, do you have to pay for medical treatment?
Here in NZ we have a good public health system. Even if you’re injured playing Russian Roulette you get free emergency medical treatment. Does Spain have a public health system? And does private medical insurance cover injuries sustained in the bull ring and running with the bulls?
This remains one of the great issues in the bull ring. For the matadors, good insurance is a must. Of course, some may depend on the limited coverage available through the national health care system, but most reputable bull rings provide private coverage for their star matadors.
Of course, those who would run with the bulls are often rank amateurs, and they do not generally get too concerned with the status of their coverage.
For those who would be true aficionados of the bull ring, you would also be concerned about the welfare of the gnomes in the bull ring. Under an edict from Alfonso Benedictine Luego de Narcissa, the previous minister of health, all gnomes are required to carry excess coverage that specifically protects them from injury in the bullring. This coverage is available only through Alfonso’s gnomish insurance agency, 1410 Villa de Torredore, Grand Turk Island, and all claims must be submitted before the bull is killed in the ring. It is noted that stock in Alfonsos insurance company has been most profitable…
Ole’ Long live the Bull! Long live the Bull Fighter!