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In Germany, it is about comfort. The public insurance is achieved via competing entities, but those are not-for-profit organizations. It's safe to say that ther
by dx034 10y ago
In Germany, it is about comfort. The public insurance is achieved via competing entities, but those are not-for-profit organizations. It's safe to say that there's no health benefit whatsoever of having private insurance in Germany. It's just nice and you can feel good getting quick appointments with any doctor you like. Necessary treatments are free for anyone else as well.
- ameister14 10y agoHospitals in the US are also non-profits. Many insurers used to be as well. The difference really is in who negotiates. In the US, it is usually individuals organizations or companies - in Germany it is mostly the state, though people still have choice. It's not administrated by the state, though - it's administrated through public/private partnership. Personally, I think it's a great system, and I wish the US would have implemented a version of it more successfully.