Crippling insurance costs
Just got a quote back for supplementary travel insurance to stay at our little place in Texas for 4 months. Cannot afford to take it out but the consequences could be grave if we do not. Damned if we ...
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her&I wrote:Bumpyroad wrote:
is this out of country health insurance? yes, but the other 8 months you get "free" health care.
bumpy
"free" when referring to our health care is a word that is used very liberally. Higher income taxes, tax on gas, tax on food, property tax and portions of all lottery sales go a long way towards paying for our free medical coverage but it is certainly there when we need it.
I agree, nothing is "free", apart from the items mentioned we (in BC) also pay a monthly fee to the government for medical and dental. Ive had this discussion many times with my American friends, but there is still a lot of misunderstanding about it.
