Canada’s public/private system has a lot of this as well. Drug, dental, optical, anything else are part of employer’s group benefits. There are public drug coverage options where your deductible is calculated as a percentage of your net income, and a public senior’s plan with a flat deductible.
Canada’s NDP wants to implement a federal public plan for these “extra” health services, recently made a deal with the Liberals to push a low-income dental benefit through, and they’re very open that it isn’t enough. Being in a union will likely negotiate you a better benefits package right now which is pretty lame considering how many people aren’t in unions.
The funny thing in the US is they don’t even get the benefit of the government negotiating prices with private health companies, their “medicare” is like a tax break but it basically just helps these companies keep their prices ridiculously high by softening the impact for patients. In the US system you’re not really a patient though, you’re a consumer of healthcare, like a customer.
Canada’s public/private system has a lot of this as well. Drug, dental, optical, anything else are part of employer’s group benefits. There are public drug coverage options where your deductible is calculated as a percentage of your net income, and a public senior’s plan with a flat deductible.
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Canada’s NDP wants to implement a federal public plan for these “extra” health services, recently made a deal with the Liberals to push a low-income dental benefit through, and they’re very open that it isn’t enough. Being in a union will likely negotiate you a better benefits package right now which is pretty lame considering how many people aren’t in unions.
The funny thing in the US is they don’t even get the benefit of the government negotiating prices with private health companies, their “medicare” is like a tax break but it basically just helps these companies keep their prices ridiculously high by softening the impact for patients. In the US system you’re not really a patient though, you’re a consumer of healthcare, like a customer.