News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Americans Work 25% More Than Europeans, Study Finds. Parent comment

Re:Americans Work 25% More Than Europeans, Study Finds by johnmaguire2013 on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @10:24AM (#12734610)
The 10% of Americans who don't. The other Americans who do but still can't afford to pay what their health care doesn't cover, etc.

Even with sufficient health care, I try to avoid the doctor because of the cost.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Americans Work 25% More Than Europeans, Study Finds by kwhitefoot on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @05:00PM (#12738669)
> Even with sufficient health care, I try to avoid the doctor because of the cost.

If that is generally true then that is one really big difference between the US and northern Europe and Scandinavia. I never think of money when I or any of my family visit a doctor or hospital. Here in Norway I have to pay about USD30 to visit my GP, various fees for medical tests and so on, and I have to pay something towards any prescriptions but there is a cap on how much I will have to pay each year (about USD150 for drugs). Beyond that limit it is all free (except that of course it is paid for out of general taxation).

[ Parent | on HN ]