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Originally Posted by pampz21
me too...and where the hell did all of them get the card?....
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Unlike the US which has no social health care, everyone in Japan has health insurance provided by the government which is paid for by taxes. As such, that health insurance card is something that everyone in Japan has and (from the poorest anime industry slave worker to the richest conglomerate head of Toyota, from the new born child to the oldest centenarian) carries so when they feel sick anytime, anywhere, they can visit any doctor anywhere in Japan, whip out that card and seek treatment without the fear of going bankrupt. The reverse side of the card has that donor statement.
Whereas in the US, the health insurance companies rule the medical world, you pay a monthly fee as they steal your money, you can only go to select HMO/PPO providers, can't seek help when you want (head hurts: in Japan go to a doctor and get treated the same day: in the US, you need to call in advance and told that the next open appointment is three weeks from now LOL), and even after you seek treatment, you get screwed over by the insurance companies with an exorbiant test and lab fees ($500 for an ambulance ride, $700 for an EKG, $8000 for an MRI) and you end up wasting hours and hours on the phone talking to some douchebag in India or Pakistan with a thick English accent who probably barely has a high school degree holding all the almighty keyboard stroke to deny your claim at all costs.