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		Aeolun 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Utah becomes first US state to ban fluoride in its... > The Affordable Care Act is similar to the Netherlands health insurance systemh > The average Obamacare plan costs $483 monthly for a 30-year-old, $544 for a 40-year-old and $760 for a 50-year-old. > The bronze plan covers 60% of the costs associated with care. I feel like they missed the most important parts of the Dutch health insurance system…

rayiner 9 months ago [–]

The Dutch system also requires payment of monthly premiums. The US premiums reflect the cost to insure the US’s significantly less healthy population.

Aeolun 9 months ago | [–]

I very much doubt that is true. Medical care is much cheaper when you don’t have to wait until it’s life threatening to get it.

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