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Healthcare

Universal health care: Taking on the myths

August 27, 2009

This is the fifth and last post in my series on universal health care. The first was a description of the health care system in Germany, the second was my experiences in the German and the US systems, the third was reader submitted experienced with universal health care in Germany, and the fourth gave experiences [...]

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The Takeaway’s Healthcare Roundtables

August 26, 2009

As I announced yesterday evening on the AmiExpat Facebook page, all this week, national radio morning news show The Takeaway is doing Healthcare Roundtables and I’m going to be taking part in a discussion with other Americans living abroad on Friday.  “The Takeaway… is a co-production of PRI (Public Radio International) and WNYC Radio in [...]

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To my German readers: What do you think of your healthcare?

August 22, 2009

I distant relative of mine wants to know: “german healthcare..it may be good it may be good for you BUT do all germans feel the same way ?“ So I’d like to hear from you.  What do you think of the German healthcare system?

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Universal Health Care Around the World: Reader Experiences

August 21, 2009

This is the fourth post in my series on universal health care.  The first was a description of the health care system in Germany, the second was my experiences in the German and the US systems, the third was reader submitted experienced with universal health care in Germany, and the fifth takes on some of [...]

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Health Care in Germany: Reader Experiences

August 20, 2009

This is the third post in my series on universal health care.  I previously posted a description of the health care system in Germany, and my experiences with it compared to the US, but don’t just take my word for it, here are eleven reader experiences with health care in Germany that have been submitted [...]

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Health Care in the US and Germany: My Personal Experiences

August 19, 2009

This post is the second one of my series on universal health care. The first was a description of the health care system in Germany, the third was reader submitted experienced with universal health care in Germany, the fourth gave experiences with universal health care around the world, and the fifth takes on myths surrounding [...]

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Health Care in Germany

August 18, 2009

This is the first post in a series on universal health care, addressing the concerns that have been brought up in the current debate on health care reform in the US.  This post describes the German health care system. How do health statistics compare between Germany and the US? Looking at the World Health Organization’s [...]

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