Re:U.S. Life Expectancy Drops for Third Year in a Row (2018)
by vonmoltke on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @12:59PM
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> In the US you make the same payments and still pay thousands whenever you need care.
That's an exaggeration. You make it sound like a definite whenever you go to the doctor here. That's far from accurate. It can happen, and way too often does, though.
Re:U.S. Life Expectancy Drops for Third Year in a Row (2018)
by vasilipupkin on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @03:25PM
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in Germany after tax disposable income is lower than in the US and prices for things are generally the same or higher.
In Germany you make your monthly payments and if you ever need anything, it is very cheap or free. In the US you make the same payments and still pay thousands whenever you need care.
So what is being paid for in the US? In the German system you pay your money, you get your healthcare, in the US system you pay your money so you get the pleasure of being less over-charged when you need your healthcare?