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JCMach1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-31-06 03:45 PM
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Want to Get Ill?: Checkout Health Care Costs for the UAE
I did know how badly things were broken until I moved over here... Here is a list of some average healthcare costs.


Average Doctor Visit: $9
Specialist: $15
Course of Zithromax: $17
Course of Amoxicillin: $3-4

Very Basic Health Insurance: FREE. provided by employer.
Comprehensive Health Insurance: $1000 (for the whole year).

A large percentage of what I talked about is provided through private systems. It is not a state-run healthcare system.

Keep in mind, the UAE is NOT a poor country. It has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world...

So, yes Virginia healthcare in the US IS broken.
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SharonAnn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-31-06 04:02 PM
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1. They're paying with oil revenues, right? So we're paying for it.
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JCMach1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-31-06 04:06 PM
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2. No, healthcare is not publicly subsidized
except for some government hospitals for the locals.

This is what I as a foreigner living here pay...
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