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Japan is a totally different culture than America, and their health care system is similar to ours in that it is employer paid. Also, you have no medical priva
by jki275 7y ago
Japan is a totally different culture than America, and their health care system is similar to ours in that it is employer paid. Also, you have no medical privacy rights, your employer gets a copy of every medical bill you incur.
Source, lived there six years and spouse was in that system for over 25 years.
- seanmcdirmid 7y agoOur healthcare system isn’t employer paid, it also has a large individual market (or those who can’t get access at all). Japan, unlike the USA, has a health insurance plan for those who can’t get it through their employers (NHI, hence their system is considered universal).
- jki275 7y agoI'm not sure what you mean by "our", that's ambiguous in this context. If you mean US, we don't have a "healthcare system", most health insurance is partially employer paid. My comment was not as clear as I meant it -- I meant that Japan's healthcare system is employer paid, which is similar to how most people in the US are insured. Maybe that's more clear. Japan does also have NHI, but most are insured through their employers, as nearly everyone in Japan either works or is insured by someone in their family who works.