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Mandatory health insurance is as far from the US model as it gets, no? Most EU countries have a healthcare model like Switzerland where you have mandatory priv
by unglaublich 3y ago
Mandatory health insurance is as far from the US model as it gets, no?
Most EU countries have a healthcare model like Switzerland where you have mandatory private insurance.
It's only more expensive in CH than in many EU countries because the state doesn't directly subsidize the healthcare insurers.
Think ~5k$ premiums + ~3k$ deductibles.
- FirmwareBurner 3y ago>Most EU countries have a healthcare model like Switzerland where you have mandatory private insurance. No they don't. Most EU healthcare systems are socialized and publicly run by the state, with the option of paying private for better/faster services on non-life-threatening issues where the public system is overcrowded, or for things not covered by the state insurance. The likes of Switzerland and a few others like the Netherlands where health insurance is fully private like in the US, are the exception. But AFAIK in CH/NL the state will still subsidize your healthcare anyway if you're below the poverty line and too broke to afford the private plans.