Kate Middleton’s ‘luxury’ birth cost less than the average U.S. birth

Re:Kate Middleton’s ‘luxury’ birth cost less than the averag... by mcv on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @04:29AM (#16919557)

But you also do that in the US, you just don't benefit from it until you are 65.

The US does have socialised medicine: Medicare, and it costs as much as the health care systems of other countries, only it takes care of only a small part of the population, whereas in other countries it takes care of everybody.

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Re:Kate Middleton’s ‘luxury’ birth cost less than the averag... by isostatic on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @04:51AM (#16919660)

Medicare costs the US about the same as the NHS costs the UK -- £1500 per citizen. That's not per medicare citizen, that's per citizen.

The NHS covers everyone (although if you want fancier healthcare you can pay and go private).

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