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So basically as long as someone is alive in Switzerland they need to pay an insurance company $500/mo?
by HeavenFox 3mo ago
So basically as long as someone is alive in Switzerland they need to pay an insurance company $500/mo?
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- Pooge 3mo agoYup. Premiums change depending on the deductible you choose[1] and your age. [1]: If you have the CHF2500/year deductible, premiums are cheaper but you have to pay that amount out of picket before the insurance company reimburses your expenses
- reverius42 3mo agoObama tried this and America lost its mind.
- qup 3mo agoYou have to pretend it's free, in America. People don't want to support themselves.
- close04 3mo agoIsn't this how socialized healthcare works in every country? Whether they realize it or not the principle is generally the same, an amount (usually bundled under "social contributions") goes from people's gross salary to pay for the health insurance.
- NotGMan 3mo agoIn other EU countries it's the same or even worse: you just pay it as a part of gross and gross-gross taxes.