On 29 Oct 2008, at 05:04, Andrew Crystall wrote: > On 28 Oct 2008 at 23:30, David Hobby wrote: > >> Andrew Crystall wrote: >> ... >>> For dummies, okay. It's a new system, introduced in 2006 and there >>> are still minor tweaks going on, but it's attracted a lot of >>> attention. The core of it is this: >>> >>> It's a system of obligatory private health insurance. The insurance >>> companies (and over a dozen compete) can't refuse to offer you the >>> basic package, for a flat price. Additional cover is offered at the >>> insurance company's digression, at any price they chose to set. You >>> can chose to have an excess to reduce the premium, but are not >>> forced >>> to have one. >> >> Andrew-- >> >> Thanks for the explanation, but I can't quite figure out >> the last sentence. Do you mean to say "...choose to have >> an exam to reduce the premium,"? > > No, excess, as in you pay the first x of the costs before the > insurance kicks in. >
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