How Does American Health Care Compare To Taiwan?

“Taiwan.” “Thailand?” “No, Taiwan.” Admittedly, I was in the same position when I applied for a teaching position in Taipei, the capital of Taiwan. Since then, I’ve spent two years living here, and I talk Taiwan to anyone who will listen. The people? Delightful. The food? Phenomenal. The culture and history? Fascinating. I could easily run out of positive adjectives to describe this small island nation, which in the past two years has become my home. A sometimes stinky (tofu), smartphone-addicted, frighteningly small dog-obsessed home, but a home I love nonetheless. Health insurance? Unlike the location of Taiwan, that’s something most Americans have had on their minds lately. Without digging into the specifics of the health care proposals from the current administration, I’d like to share my experiences with Taiwanese and American health insurance systems. Of course, I’m an English teacher and not a doctor, politician, or insurance broker. Therefore, my information is based purely on my own experiences. However, those experiences have been, perhaps not many, but definitely several and varied in nature. While attending college in Massachusetts, I was covered by my school’s Student Health Insurance Plan. It was an excellent insurance plan. Or so I was told. I mean come on, I was 18 and headed to college, what did I know of health insurance? Despite that great insurance, after a brief emergency room visit, I was presented with a hospit...
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