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Re:Below Deck: Filipinos make up nearly a third of all cruis... by sambe on Saturday February 11, 2017 @11:21AM (#13623221)
What does "socialised medicine" mean? Many European countries have mandatory health insurance premiums on top of normal taxation (for example: Netherlands, Switzerland).

The original poster says claims Ireland doesn't and whilst I'd assume they know more than I do, http://www.hse.ie/eng/services/Find_a_Service/eligibility.ht... makes it sound substantially free or heavily subsidised ("comprehensive, government funded public healthcare system").

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Re:Below Deck: Filipinos make up nearly a third of all cruis... by traveling on Saturday February 11, 2017 @11:29AM (#13623262)
See the means test here:

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/health/medical_cards_an...

Sounds comprehensive to you?

The income threshold is so low that only unemployed people qualify.

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Re:Below Deck: Filipinos make up nearly a third of all cruis... by sambe on Sunday February 12, 2017 @03:39AM (#13627450)
The link I posted said that's for roughly 30% of people, to receive completely free care, so yes, it's fairly low. Skimming further than that page suggested the remainder was still heavily subsidized. Most European countries I've experienced do not have 100% free healthcare for all.
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