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I am an American living half the year in the States and the other half in Tokyo. As I have both insurance in both countries, allow me to compare them for you. Keep in mind that America and Japan are the two wealthiest countries in the world. I have a private insurance policy in the states for myself and my wife and daughter. It costs me 620 dollars a month. I have a 5,000 dollar deductible and 40 dollar co-pay. Considering I pay over 7G a year for the insurance and my deductible is 5G, if I get sick I'm out 12G. And as you know, an aspirin costs 5 dollars in an American hospital. To be perfectly honest, I am scared to go to the doctor in the States, because I know that it could break the bank. Now in Japan, I pay about 5% of my paycheck for insurance that the government runs. So if I made 1,000 dollars a month, I would pay 100 dollars into the system. If I make 10,000 dollars a month, I'm in for 1,000 dollars. Now get this, I can go to any doctor, get immediate care, and pay about 3 dollars for the bill. Granted, the office doesn't have a fish tank or look like something fancy, but I'll take the Japanese system over the American system any day of the week.

September 9, 2009 - 5:41am

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