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I am a European doing the entrepreneurship thing in the US, with a wife and 2 young kids, and I find the health care situation here my biggest problem and worry
by tbatchelli 14y ago
I am a European doing the entrepreneurship thing in the US, with a wife and 2 young kids, and I find the health care situation here my biggest problem and worry. I start every month owing $1400 to some health care company that, when push comes to shove, will to avoid paying the bills, sometimes with little recourse from our part. And this is being lucky because we found a company to take us...
When I hear my friends in Spain how hard it is to start a company there because you have to pay $300 to the public health system, I have to laugh. But seriously, the current healthcare environment is effectively turning away many entrepreneurs at their prime, since family and kids are usually in the picture, as parents cannot and will not risk their family's health. Sometimes taking a corporate job seems like the only option to avoid such risk, which again, yay for entrepreneurship!
- novalis78 14y agoAgreed, same situation here. Still, I don't believe the fictitional costs are the point where one should start fixing the system, not adding more beaurocracy. Insurance rates in Europe go up every year and the quality of service goes down. If the prices were really transparent, for everyone to see & upfront that would be a first step. Shame alone at such a criminal ripoff would make some doctors think twice - let alone trigger some good ideas how the system could be changed.