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> affordable healthcare insurance (€125 p/m) you sure about that? where on earth do you live to pay this little?

by RamblingCTO 2y ago

linschn 2y ago
I dont know about OP, but here in France I pay 40€/month, and my children are covered too.
mr_world 2y ago
In NL healthcare I pay about €150 p/m, covers everything except dental and vision, which you can add for a bit more
t_von_doom 2y ago
When I read the post, my initial thought that 125 p/m was on the expensive side!
navane 2y ago
I pay about the same, slightly west of Germany. One of my tropes is that breaking bad couldn't have been written in Europe, as the cancer treatment is covered for everyone.
arethuza 2y ago
"where on earth do you live to pay this little?" Not being from the US I'm slightly surprised that you are surprised!
- RamblingCTO 2y ago
  I'm surprised because I'm German and I pay 10 times that per month.
  - michaelteter 2y ago
    Really? Your neighbors in NL are paying ~ 140/mo.
piltdownman 2y ago
This is standard pricing in Western Europe, if not a little higher. I'm at about €150 a month with everything covered bar Vision and Dental in Ireland, employer provided. Total medication bill per month is capped at €80 as well as part of our National Health Service, regardless of what you're prescribed.
- secfirstmd 2y ago
  So we are cheaper for insurance but you do actually pay more than that when you include the black hole that is your taxes to the HSE.
  - uuddlrlrbaba 2y ago
    The taxes in the US are even more of a black hole considering you get essentially nothing in return
- RamblingCTO 2y ago
  I'm German and I pay wayyyy more than 150€, that's why I'm asking. I'd say it's more like 1000-1500€ bucks, depending on how much you make. /edit: I checked my pay slip and I pay around 1600€ per month for regular health care (Techniker Krankenkasse). Are we discussing different things here? I'm confused /edit2: In general it's at least 14,6% of your gross income, for me 15.8%.

> affordable healthcare insurance (€125 p/m) you sure about that? where on earth do you live to pay this little?

linschn 2y ago

I dont know about OP, but here in France I pay 40€/month, and my children are covered too.

mr_world 2y ago

In NL healthcare I pay about €150 p/m, covers everything except dental and vision, which you can add for a bit more

t_von_doom 2y ago

When I read the post, my initial thought that 125 p/m was on the expensive side!

navane 2y ago

I pay about the same, slightly west of Germany. One of my tropes is that breaking bad couldn't have been written in Europe, as the cancer treatment is covered for everyone.

arethuza 2y ago

"where on earth do you live to pay this little?" Not being from the US I'm slightly surprised that you are surprised!

RamblingCTO 2y ago
I'm surprised because I'm German and I pay 10 times that per month.
- michaelteter 2y ago
  Really? Your neighbors in NL are paying ~ 140/mo.

piltdownman 2y ago

This is standard pricing in Western Europe, if not a little higher. I'm at about €150 a month with everything covered bar Vision and Dental in Ireland, employer provided. Total medication bill per month is capped at €80 as well as part of our National Health Service, regardless of what you're prescribed.

secfirstmd 2y ago
So we are cheaper for insurance but you do actually pay more than that when you include the black hole that is your taxes to the HSE.
- uuddlrlrbaba 2y ago
  The taxes in the US are even more of a black hole considering you get essentially nothing in return
RamblingCTO 2y ago
I'm German and I pay wayyyy more than 150€, that's why I'm asking. I'd say it's more like 1000-1500€ bucks, depending on how much you make. /edit: I checked my pay slip and I pay around 1600€ per month for regular health care (Techniker Krankenkasse). Are we discussing different things here? I'm confused /edit2: In general it's at least 14,6% of your gross income, for me 15.8%.