Companies are also getting fleeced if you see how much COBRA is when you switch jobs. I think that’s what your company pays for you actually.
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This is why it is to our competitive advantage to move the health care burden away from the companies and put it under a single payer monopoly that can regulate cost.
Btw, all of the East Asian developed countries (Japan, S.Korea, Taiwan) enacted universal single payer health coverage under Conservative, Right Wing, Pro-business parties.[/quote]
I have been to Taiwanese hospitals a couple of times. Once for a two day stay for a complete, top-to-toe body check. I don’t remember exactly how much it cost, but I do remember it was a fraction of the cost here. The second time I used a hospital dentist. Excellent service, very effective, and much cheaper. They issue you with an electronic card that has all the data about your visits, health, etc. Fantastic! How did they achieve this? They were not too proud to admit their system was creaky and so went around the world taking the best parts of other healthcare systems to create their own unique system. The result is probably one of the best healthcare systems in the world. A very rational approach.
