Cost of Switzerland's deprofitized Compulsory Basic Health Care

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  1. nopartisanbull

    nopartisanbull Well-Known Member

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    First, let's put the facts on the table;

    1. Switzerland has an ALL PRIVATE Health Care System, and also has a COMPULSORY Basic Health Care package

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_Switzerland

    2. What's covered in their compulsory Swiss health insurance?

    ..........Visits to a doctor for the purpose of diagnosing or treating an illness are covered by your basic policy
    ..........Treatment by a Specialist
    ..........Hospitalizations

    ..........Medicine prescribed by a doctor
    ..........medical treatment outside country
    ..........Maternity package........read
    ..........Ambulance Transportation
    ..........Treatment by qualified psychiatrists is covered
    ..........Pediatric examinations.......8 routine medical examinations over the course of their childhood
    ..........Your basic health insurance covers 1 preventative gynecological check-up every 3 years.
    ..........Dental repair........Compulsory health insurance covers dental repair when the condition is caused by illness or by medical treatment.
    ...........
    Eyecare........Until children turn 18, compulsory health insurance covers up to $200 USD180 of the cost of prescription glasses and contact lenses every year.
    ...........and other benefits


    https://www.moneyland.ch/en/basic-swiss-health-insurance-costs-covered-overview

    3. Switzerland Compulsory Average Monthly Premiums; USD $343
    https://lenews.ch/2020/09/25/cost-of-health-insurance-to-rise-in-2021-in-switzerland/

    https://www.google.com/search?q=swi...i57j0j0i390.9966j1j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

    4. U.S PRIVATE Monthly Average health insurance premiums; $495
    https://www.valuepenguin.com/average-cost-of-health-insurance#average

    5. Cost differential; $495 FOR-PROFIT - $343 DEPROFITIZED = $152

    6. U.S......Number of Privately insured, both group and individual; 221 million

    https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/IF10830.pdf

    7. U.S. Health Insurance Industry Net Earnings/Profits; Approx. $23 billion

    https://naic.org/documents/topic_insurance_industry_snapshots_2018_health_ins_ind_report.pdf

    8. U.S. Average Profits Per Privately Insured; 23 Billion/221M = $104 dollars

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    Comments;

    I like Switzerland's PRIVATE, NO-PROFIT, Compulsory Basic Health Care Package. Basically, Medicare Part A, B, and D For ALL.
     
  2. nopartisanbull

    nopartisanbull Well-Known Member

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    Wrong forum
     
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    The Swiss obviously HAVE REAL PUBLIC HEALTH CARE, unlike we who have the most corrupt crooked health care in the entire world.
     

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