US $80.00.”He sarcastically titled his tale “The Horrors of Socialized Medicine,” noting he didn’t even have health insurance — in Taiwan or the United States. The post struck a nerve, as debates about health care and whether to move toward “Medicare-for-all” loom over the 2020 presidential race. Bozeat estimated his treatment in the United States, without insurance, would have likely cost thousands of dollars. “Comprehensive benefits include inpatient and outpatient care, mental health care, prescription drugs, dental care, Chinese medicine, dialysis, and day care for the elderly,” Cheng notes. Interestingly I received a lot of support from Taiwanese people who thanked me for praising their health care system.”He had followed up the viral post with another with a plea for universal health care.

Source: Washington Post March 01, 2019 03:56 UTC