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Re:Seattle doctors try flat-rate no-limit primary care by lupin_sansei on Monday October 12, 2009 @11:13PM (#878229)
completely free = high taxes doesn't it? That's what it is in my country
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Re:Seattle doctors try flat-rate no-limit primary care by scotty79 on Tuesday October 13, 2009 @07:10PM (#880307)
Not really. It takes less than 10% of your income and it's almost completely deductible from income tax. Main trouble is that you have to wait long for some procedures (but not for general care), and that doctors and nurses as government employees periodically go on strike.
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