Re:After Surgery in Germany, I Wanted Vicodin, Not Herbal Tea
by kuschku on Monday January 29, 2018 @02:05AM
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> I take it that as a German, working in Germany, I could not "opt out" of all of this and just take my chances?
You could opt out of the public system, and get a private insurance company. But once you have done so you can never re-enter the public system. And private insurances are cheaper for young people, but significantly more expensive later in life, so much that you’ll end up paying several times more over your lifetime.
You could opt out of the public system, and get a private insurance company. But once you have done so you can never re-enter the public system. And private insurances are cheaper for young people, but significantly more expensive later in life, so much that you’ll end up paying several times more over your lifetime.