| That is simply false. In most countries with socialised healthcare, you can buy extra private health insurance that allows you to be transferred to a private hospital, for example, to receive better care if that is what you wish. In this type of scenario, the government would still pay what it deems is the price of the service, then your health insurance will pay some % on top of that and the rest of will be from your own pocket. Finally, even if you can somewhat argue for some potential benefits of private health insurance, in Australia I can buy the very best health insurance for me and my wife for the price of $AUD125 per week with no deductible and very small waiting periods. In the USA I would probably have to pay triple that amount and have a 10k deductible on top of that. Finally, not having to think twice before to go to the doctor is amazing. My wife has a lot of health issues and even though I would love one day to emigrate to the USA for potential career opportunities, I know that not having a proper healthcare system is a deal-breaker because I want my family to be treated properly when they are sick no matter what kind of income we have. |
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