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Originally Posted by Oliver_W
Isn't American health insurance slightly cheaper than National Insurance, on average? If NI were slashed it might be worth it.
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No. Americans pay the most per capita of any country in the west, and their insurance system still leaves them with huge medical bills even if they have that insurance.
Take the Ariana bombing event; In America, in the days following that attack the insurance companies would have saddled the grieving families with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of medical debt.
They also have max amounts; so if you're suffering a long term illness like cancer, you can have your care taken away because your insurance provider won't pay any more money for your treatment.