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Germany. There are several public insurance... companies? with only minor differences. There is also private health insurance that some well-off people choose.
by ahartmetz 9y ago
Germany. There are several public insurance... companies? with only minor differences.
There is also private health insurance that some well-off people choose. Private is cheaper only when you are young and healthy but you have to stay private forever, and it provides "better" (usually just more luxurious, not substantially better) service.
- benmarten 9y agoby well off you mean 11% of the population? https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_Krankenversicherung https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_Krankenversicherung You can choose to take private insurance if you make more than 60kEUR ;)
- pgeorgi 9y agoGerman public health insurances are often "Körperschaften des öffentlichen Rechts". While this means that they're "entities under public law", they're typically running on their own, as a type of non-profit company, with board of directors, annual reports, ... Probably the closest US organization type would be a non-profit under 501(c)4.