$100,000 would cover an American doctor briefly asking, “So what brings you in today?” before referring the patient to a specialist who is not covered by their insurance.
No idea where health insurance fund can be 144 per year for 3 people though, unless there’s part of it coming from your other taxes. AFAIK over a third of the social tax here in Estonia goes to healthcare and that’s a 33% tax on top of your pre-tax salary, paid by your employer. Yes, that’s right, your pre-tax salary isn’t what you actually cost to your employer. Adds up to about 8k EUR per year for mean income.
I’m just saying it’s not free. It can never be free. Doctors and nurses need to be paid after all. The system is just significantly cheaper than what the USians have going for them AND you don’t get shock prices for your treatments, so it’s a double victory.
These taxes also include your pension and social security.
A robot abdominal operation that costs 80000 dollars in the states, is 130 euros here.
Health insurance fund for a family of 3 you pay 144 euros per year
Oh it’s comparatively way cheaper, I know.
No idea where health insurance fund can be 144 per year for 3 people though, unless there’s part of it coming from your other taxes. AFAIK over a third of the social tax here in Estonia goes to healthcare and that’s a 33% tax on top of your pre-tax salary, paid by your employer. Yes, that’s right, your pre-tax salary isn’t what you actually cost to your employer. Adds up to about 8k EUR per year for mean income.
I’m just saying it’s not free. It can never be free. Doctors and nurses need to be paid after all. The system is just significantly cheaper than what the USians have going for them AND you don’t get shock prices for your treatments, so it’s a double victory.