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Re:Switzerland in the age of automatic exchange of banking i... by angry_octet on Thursday September 19, 2019 @01:13AM (#21013474)
You would have to be very rich indeed to achieve the same level of cover as is provided in comparable economies (UK/DE/AU etc), because the insurance is expensive and out of pocket costs / copay is high, and you may discover you cannot get or maintain insurance once you develop a chronic condition.

But even if you dealt with a broker and crafted a special insurance insurance product to deal with the eventuality of being denied further insurance, you are ignoring something significant: you don't improve the quality of life or lifespan of the population by making healthcare only accessible to the rich.

Re:Switzerland in the age of automatic exchange of banking i... by trevyn on Thursday September 19, 2019 @02:29AM (#21013824)
The ACA has removed the pre-existing condition problem, and significantly changed some of the pricing considerations. It’s more affordable now than many are led to believe based on the old structure.