And once again, I see how much health insurance costs in the U.S. and I am very, very glad I live in Australia. Our cost: $207.75 per month for the pair of us. Includes a high level of Extras cover (dental, optical, orthotics, etc).
Important Note
This site features content going all the way back to 2000. The posts you’ll read reflect my views and writing style at the time. While I have gone back to clean up a few of them, I think it’s important not to sanitise too much. This site is a record of who I am and how I’ve grown. Any blog post written years ago may not reflect who I am today, nor how I would write about the same topic today.
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3 responses to “Insurance”
Don’t forget the 1.5% of gross taxable income that goes on the Medicare Levy to cover GP visits, pathology, radiology, public hospital stays, and pharmaceutical subsidies.
Bargain! 🙂
True, but somehow money that I never had seems like less of an actual expense. That’s part of the bonus. It’s like superannuation. I know I’m supposed to consider that as part of my remuneration, but most of the time I just forget about it.