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John Fossey 
Canada
Local time: 12:19
Thành viên kể từ 2008
French to English
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| Yes, government plan for medical care and prescription drugs | Apr 8, 2019 |
Here in Canada, at least in Quebec, the government plan covers medical care and prescription drugs. Of course, the premium is paid with income tax. And I have a private plan while travelling in the US.
| | | | Kay Denney
Pháp
Local time: 18:19
French to English
neilmac wrote:
Ma. Virginia Pita Gussoni wrote:
Hello, I live in Spain and therefore I have an excellent free healthcare granted by the State.
There are people who also have private insurances, but I never felt the need for that, because in my opinion the Spanish public healthcare works reasonably well.
Healthcare in Spain is not "free". We pay for it with our tax and social security payments. I personally think is a great system and I am baffled why other countries do not adopt it.
It's free in that you don't have to think whether you have enough money to pay before going to see the doctor.
OK it's paid for out of your taxes. But countries without comprehensive healthcare don't necessarily tax their citizens less, they just spend more on other stuff, like bombs.
| | | | Christine Andersen
Đan Mạch
Local time: 18:19
Thành viên kể từ 2003
Danish to English
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| Health care paid for by taxes, and insurance for sick pay | Apr 8, 2019 |
In Denmark health care is free and prescription medicine is capped, so sometimes I get that at a very low price. I have supplementary health insurance, which contributes to dental care, which I have to pay for one way or another, and I have insurance coverage for loss of earnings if I am unable to work. (I think I still have it, though it is probably limited, as I also have my pension, and that gets docked if I earn too much on the side!
I consider a tax-paid health scheme is really... See more In Denmark health care is free and prescription medicine is capped, so sometimes I get that at a very low price. I have supplementary health insurance, which contributes to dental care, which I have to pay for one way or another, and I have insurance coverage for loss of earnings if I am unable to work. (I think I still have it, though it is probably limited, as I also have my pension, and that gets docked if I earn too much on the side!
I consider a tax-paid health scheme is really a blessing. When I hear of how illness can be a real disaster in America and even worse elsewhere, I am humbly grateful for the UK health system that turned my life around when I was young and the Danish health system that saved me in an emergency - and in both cases I recovered completely to become a healthy taxpayer! My family would never have been able to afford private health care.
And I am even happier to enjoy good health and not need my insurance - others are not so lucky! ▲ Collapse
| | | | | Medicare Coverage | Apr 8, 2019 |
Because I am at least 62 years old, I automatically qualify for Medicare from the federal government. In my case, I can have it if I pay a small premium. For that I get outpatient and prescription coverage, as well as coverage for most kinds of hospital stays, while, at least right now, because I have no ancillary insurance, I have to pay the difference to medical providers, which usually isn't too much.
Here in the United States, a lot of Democrats who want to run against Trump are... See more Because I am at least 62 years old, I automatically qualify for Medicare from the federal government. In my case, I can have it if I pay a small premium. For that I get outpatient and prescription coverage, as well as coverage for most kinds of hospital stays, while, at least right now, because I have no ancillary insurance, I have to pay the difference to medical providers, which usually isn't too much.
Here in the United States, a lot of Democrats who want to run against Trump are touting the concept of "Medicare For All" to appeal to voters.
Many on the right refer to it as "Medicare For No One" because the program is supposed to run out of money, anyway, in about 10 years, and also, since Medicare would be spread so thin if expanded to cover everyone, there would essentially be rationing of health care. Under that scenario, certain individuals, and esp. seniors, could be denied life-saving medical procedures.
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maryblack
Hoa Kỳ
Local time: 11:19
Thành viên kể từ 2013
Spanish to English
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| In the U.S. it's THE worry | Apr 9, 2019 |
neilmac wrote:
...and was shocked to find out the extreme resistance to it in other places (mainly the USA, which I used to consider a civilised country). My opinions and experiences apparently make me a filthy commie to some people nowadays, but as far as I'm concerned they can jog on.
I moved to the US 10 years ago and am contemplating moving back to Spain as an "economic refugee", as a friend put it (although I'd say a "health-insurance refugee") because the cost is astronomical AND you almost inevitably have to dispute insurance companies that don't want to pay. I was hospitalized 4 days a few months ago, the bill is $12,000, and the insurance refuses to pay, even though a doctor from that insurance company sent me to the hospital. So now I play the game of appealing, etc. Not worth it! Give me great public healthcare, as in Spain, any day! I, too, cannot figure out why SOME (not all!) U.S. Americans don't want - and see the universal benefit of - a public healthcare system.
| | | | Muriel Vasconcellos
Hoa Kỳ
Local time: 09:19
Thành viên kể từ 2003
Spanish to English
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Unlike the case for many Americans, my situation is very lucky. Like Teresa, I have insurance from the organization I retired from, and it's supplemented by Medicare. Between the two, I rarely pay a penny. When I wake up in the morning, my first thought is to give thanks for my health insurance. Though I try not to use it anymore than I have to.
| | | | Edith van der Have
Hà Lan
Local time: 18:19
Thành viên kể từ 2016
English to Dutch
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| Yes, it is obligatory in the Netherlands ... | Apr 9, 2019 |
... and I'm completely happy with that. I also have a disability insurance (which is not obligatory for freelancers).
| | | | Mario Freitas
Braxin
Local time: 14:19
Thành viên kể từ 2014
English to Portuguese
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| Yes... in parts | Apr 9, 2019 |
I have a health plan that includes health insurance
I have a retirement plan that includes health insurance in severe cases
I have a special plan offered by my bank for emergency health treatment
The three put together are still not sufficient to pay all my bills if I have a sever health issue. In addition, insurance companies have a "deal" not to pay the same claim to the same customer, and I'm not sure how this applies in my case.
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