United States

Coming Home

December 31, 2009

Returning to the US has been a little different this time around. Because of my illness (hyperemesis gravidarum), I was incredibly homesick, something I haven’t been since moving to the Regensburg area three years ago. Despite the doctors in the hospital thinking I should stay longer, I needed to come home (my ob/gyn agreed to [...]

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President Obama wins the Nobel Peace Prize?

October 9, 2009

As I listened to the news on the way in to town this morning, I heard President Obama’s name mentioned as a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize, and my immediate reaction was: yeah right. I thought, he hasn’t done anything yet, maybe in eight years, if he accomplishes many of the goals he set [...]

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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 [...]

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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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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 [...]

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Got an experience with universal health care you want to share?

August 15, 2009

I’ve gotten emails and comments from readers (a few self-described as scared) wondering what it’s like living with universal health care. To address these questions, I’ve decided to write a series on health care this week starting with a description of the system here in Germany on Tuesday and ending with a post with personal [...]

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