--- In [email protected], Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > I haven't seen it, of course, but given recent > > discussions of the cost and quality of health care > > here, it seems an apt time to remind you that I pay > > not several hundred dollars a month for my health > > insurance, but 320 Euros *per year*.
Of course you pay for it through taxes, its not really almost "free". I pay about $30/month, via corporate plan, that covers virually everyting. So its about the same end-suer cost as you. And my my plan pays the rest, so in essence, I am paying for it via lower salary as are you (after french medical taxes are takn out.) I am not debating national vs corporate health care, just pointing out that the end-user costs are similar. > > An hour-long visit > > to the doctor costs me 20 Euros. Mine costs $5. You are getting ripped off. :) I spent a day at emergency room recently for something (nothing major), had 4-5 expensive tests including a cat scan, was seen by 4 doctores, and it cost me $0. > > Drugs you pay $100 > > a bottle for I pay less than 10 Euros a bottle for; > > same prescription, same manufacturer, very different > > price. I pay $10/ 3 month prespcription, thus <7 per month. Again the french seem to be ripping you off. :) > > > > The state of health care in America is a crime. Clearly a credible claim by someone who has not lived here for 3 + years.
