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Originally Posted by Duchess
excuse me for asking this question. but what is "health insurance"? do you contribute to this health insurance?
i'm from south africa and we have what we call "medical aids". each month we contribute to it and we are allocated a certain amount for doctors, hospital, meds, dentists etc. well unless you're in hospital for 2 years, there's really no limit on hospitals. it's fully covered by the medical aid. as for meds, we have to pay a levy of 10% of the meds. so if the meds are R100, then we pay R10. doctor's are paid by the medical aids as well as other specialists etc. i've never once had a problem with getting any meds for myself. whatever is prescribed by the doctor or whoever is given to the patient.
was just wondering about it.  |
hi Duchess,
In the USA, and some other countries, there are Medical/Health Insurance companies. Many employers will pay for the ins fees as a employment benefit and we many also pay a portion of the fee also or if additional family coverage is wanted.
There is also many other types too - Medicare, Medicaid,
Workers Compensation{for work related injuries}, Disability Insurance