Shalom AOW,
All insurance policies are good for as long as you don't file a claim!...
And as the old Chinese proverb says:- " Pay to your doctor generously
while you are healthy !..."
My personal experience with the 'American Health Care System' was in 1969 after arrival with my ship "Persimoncore" to Hoboken N.J. . I was rushed to Mt Sinai hospital with excruciating pain in my stomach (bladder stone) and was left in the emergency room with pain killers waiting for a letter from the Israeli consulate... Once the letter arrived, I was transferred immediately to a 5 stars VIP room with two 'Playboy style' nurses!...
I read the correspondence between you & Lila with great interest. Lila ( as an Egyptian I presume ), knows better than any of us, how important it is to stay healthy if you wish to have a roof above your head!
Dear AOW, we are the lucky one to live in countries which enable us to get medical services ( even on modest scale ) with the best Doctors, the best medicines and treatment !
Think of those Zillions out there, surviving on "Whtich's brew", Black Magic, Zuzu 'doctors', Camel's saliva etc.
In Israel, minimal Health insurance is compulsory ! it covers 80% (statistical) of the medical needs of an "average" Israeli. The service is given by 4 mayor Insurance companies ( historically established on political and ideological grounds...) under the NATIONAL INSURANCE ( like US Social Security ) umbrella.
A member is entitled to choose the Medical Service Provider and to enlarge "The Basket" by additional premium to "Gold card" (95%) which I have, "Platinum card" (99.9%) for VIP, MK & Selebs... and soon they will invent the "Cryptonium card" (200%) for the Arab Sheiks from the Golf !... But they don't need it! They go straight to the private clinic or fly the whole clinic & staff all the way to their palace!
I'm following the "Mega Debate" about the Obama's Health Care Project in your country. My personal opinion is that it is doomed to fail with devastating results. In order to make it work with positive "Momentum", an 75% (at least!) consensus must be guarantied in advance! US didn't learn a single thing from the European experiment! Look at Sweden today, it is a living corps with maggots eating it from the inside! ALIVE ! The rest of Europe isn't much better ether....
We the Israelis, have developed a unique ability:- TO READ BETWEEN THE LINES !
US Ambassador to the UN said:- "Secure Israel Vs. Sustainable Palestine" or in other words:PEACE ON ISRAEL=OUT PIECE OF ISRAEL=IN
What happened to the world? Has it lost it's mind? Every body wants "Israel's Destruction Now" and at the same time they will risk their life to enter by all means to a country full of desert, with no oil, no water, Just full of Jews with contradicting ideas and opinions... with an unbreakable determination TO LIVE !
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Give a big hug to Mr. AOW and whisper into his ear :- " this is from the JIZFI "
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P.S.
Do you know which document is the most expensive on the black market today?
Columbia Shuttle driving license ? NO !
Nobel Peace Prize diploma ? NO !
Israeli Passport ? BINGO !
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I took the liberty to put this entry on my Blog for my Twins to know their father better!...
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Thank you for sharing. This is very interesting on Israel's health care.
The US, where I am, will do it's best to pass some kind of health care reform, so that Obama can claim victory.
Deborah F. Hamilton
Right Truth
http://www.righttruth.typepad.com
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