alt Hacker NewsIn Australia 5 out of 5 people are covered by Medicare, and 5 of them bear the burden. (at some point in their life. assuming they become a tax payer, which seems likely for most.)
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antonymoose • yesterday at 10:24 PM
What percentage of Australian society is net-positive tax payer? That’s your real number, not this pretend 5 out of 5 as you claim.
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prawn • yesterday at 10:40 PM
More info on Australia from a quick search.
- Public hospital birth is about $0-1k USD.
- Private hospital with health insurance: $2-3k USD
- Private without insurance: typically up to $13k USD
AstroBen • yesterday at 10:31 PM
The burden of this isn't a big one to bear. I just compared tax rates for a $65k USD income in Australia vs the US. You'd be taxed ~$800 less in Australia.
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JKCalhoun • yesterday at 10:24 PM
I guess your health industry is not raping you with outrageous costs?
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On top of that, 53% pay for Private Health Care as well.
https://www.health.gov.au/topics/private-health-insurance/re...
On top of that many things that are 'not urgent' you have to pay for yourself.
I have recently paid over 20K for back surgery. Prior to the back surgery I could barely walk. This was deemed 'not urgent' and had I would have had to have waited at least 18 months for surgery via Medicare.
I also have private health cover.
So, it's important for non-Australians to understand, our health system is far from a panacea where taxes pay for everything.
Currently 778 K Australians are waiting for 'elective surgery' .
https://www.aihw.gov.au/hospitals/topics/elective-surgery