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VoltFan
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Japan Would Have Been Another
[Read the article: "Sicko"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]system to explore. Last winter I went to the emergency room here in Tokyo, pushed the bell for service, was asked a few questions by the guy behind the window, and then ushered in to see the doctor. Nobody else there! The window guy apologetically asked me to pay $40 and told me to bring the receipt the next day during operating hours when I was to come back for an x-ray. Had the x-ray, etc. and was given BACK $20 after submitting the emergency room receipt (and wasn't charged anything extra for the x-ray, etc). A Canadian friend came over as a student, went to the city hall to register for national health care and was advised to wait until something happened to him. When it did, he was treated at the hospital and simply applied for nat'l health that was applied retroactively. I don't know the background mechanics of it all, but it sure works for the citizens/residents. Nobody says they can't retire because they are worried about health care costs. Nobody.