Show HN: Healthcare Is Dumb

Re:Show HN: Healthcare Is Dumb by marvinblum on Friday August 28, 2020 @04:15PM (#24309445)

I just checked, and I paid 189,60 € for my health insurance last month, in Germany.

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Re:Show HN: Healthcare Is Dumb by jugg1es on Friday August 28, 2020 @10:49PM (#24312937)

To most of us Americans that looks like 189k euros, so go figure.

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Re:Show HN: Healthcare Is Dumb by antcas on Friday August 28, 2020 @04:17PM (#24309464)

Germany doesn't let us Americans in anymore unfortunately.

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Re:Show HN: Healthcare Is Dumb by davidw on Friday August 28, 2020 @04:21PM (#24309505)

Even before COVID-19, you'd have to get a work visa, which probably isn't too tough for most software people, but can be a hassle.

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Re:Show HN: Healthcare Is Dumb by CincinnatiMan on Friday August 28, 2020 @04:23PM (#24309518)

Does that include the healthcare-related taxes you paid? Not being snarky, genuinely wondering.

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Re:Show HN: Healthcare Is Dumb by est31 on Friday August 28, 2020 @04:40PM (#24309694)

https://www.krankenkassen-direkt.de/themen/thema.pl?id=47494...

The public insurance which covers 88% of the population gets 15 billion tax EUR annually, with total revenue of public insurances being 250 billion.

https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/192409/umfrag...

So most money comes from the insured people. The maximum you pay for the public insurance is 703€ per month, and it covers your children and non working spouse.

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Re:Show HN: Healthcare Is Dumb by kid_atticus on Saturday August 29, 2020 @07:04AM (#24315255)

Note that the cost is split with your employer. So the maximum you will have to pay is €365/month I think. Less if you income is not high.

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Re:Show HN: Healthcare Is Dumb by oneplane on Friday August 28, 2020 @04:26PM (#24309544)

There are no extra healthcare taxes.

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Re:Show HN: Healthcare Is Dumb by benibela on Friday August 28, 2020 @05:37PM (#24310275)

I once paid 350€/month when I made 200€/month

The minimal self-employment fee

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Re:Show HN: Healthcare Is Dumb by est31 on Friday August 28, 2020 @05:49PM (#24310429)

It's been reduced since 2019, now it's 156€.

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Re:Show HN: Healthcare Is Dumb by oneplane on Friday August 28, 2020 @04:26PM (#24309536)

About 139 here in The Netherlands.

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Re:Show HN: Healthcare Is Dumb by vonmoltke on Friday August 28, 2020 @07:41PM (#24311698)

Does this mean The Netherlands and Germany are not single-payer?

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Re:Show HN: Healthcare Is Dumb by 1f60c on Friday August 28, 2020 @07:52PM (#24311785)

Nope (this is a common misconception)! Thankfully, the price of premiums and deductibles is capped.

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