Healthcare is provided for everyone in my country from central taxation - same as police, education, defence. You can top it up with private care which can offe

Healthcare is provided for everyone in my country from central taxation - same as police, education, defence. You can top it up with private care which can offer you things like more convenient appointments, quicker appointments for non-urgent cases, nicer accommodation if you do have to stay in, etc. For a healthy, non-smoking 35-year-old you're looking around $80 a month. For a healthy, non-smoking 70-year-old you're looking at 3 times that. A family with a couple c. 40 and a couple of 10 year old kids is around $200-$300 a month (with no excess). With a $1300 excess that drops to $120 a month.