I remember when I lived in Germany that you were able to choose from different health insurers. I chose Big-Gesundheit . I never really understood the difference between them, but I did use the health system quite a bit : I had several tests done (including endoscopies, colonoscopies, MRI , allergy tests among others) in addition to a stay in the ER (syncope, hit my head and lots of blood everywhere), including an ambulance.
I think at most I had to pay like 200 EUR myself for something after the fact. But overall, the German health system was amazing.
I had similar stories in the NHS which I think is even better. Too bad the UK government is dismantling it.
I also don't understand the difference. Some cost a few 0,1% less, some more. When you try to compare they differ in many tiny things like paying for professional tooth cleaning once a year or paying for a a certain periodic checkup or not etc. Hard to do objective comparison without much work and exacly knowing what you need. I'm still in the one my father decided for the family when I was a kid xD
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I remember when I lived in Germany that you were able to choose from different health insurers. I chose Big-Gesundheit . I never really understood the difference between them, but I did use the health system quite a bit : I had several tests done (including endoscopies, colonoscopies, MRI , allergy tests among others) in addition to a stay in the ER (syncope, hit my head and lots of blood everywhere), including an ambulance.
I think at most I had to pay like 200 EUR myself for something after the fact. But overall, the German health system was amazing.
I had similar stories in the NHS which I think is even better. Too bad the UK government is dismantling it.
I also don't understand the difference. Some cost a few 0,1% less, some more. When you try to compare they differ in many tiny things like paying for professional tooth cleaning once a year or paying for a a certain periodic checkup or not etc. Hard to do objective comparison without much work and exacly knowing what you need. I'm still in the one my father decided for the family when I was a kid xD