Surprising Differences in Healthcare and Work Hours Between the US and New Zealand

Considering a move to New Zealand?
Start with my FREE course:
www.kiwiamericans.com/opt-in-...
Join my membership:
www.kiwiamericans.com/new-zea...
Discover the shocking contrast in healthcare costs and work hours between the US and New Zealand. Learn about affordable prescriptions and flexible work schedules in this eye-opening video. #HealthcareCosts #PrescriptionAffordability #FlexibleWorkHours #WorkLifeBalance #HealthcareSystem #InternationalComparison #WorkCulture #HealthcareAccess #AffordableMedication #WorkScheduleFlexibility

[@junk_rig_sailor1698]

I was in Florida in 1995 as a young backpacker with no travel insurance as I had been overseas for so long, and had to get antibiotics for a skin infection -- it cost me about USD$190 - in 1995! NZ may have a few problems with it's public health system, but it is a blessing overall that Kiwis take for granted and immensely superior to the American system of private health insurance.

[@bb21again.67]

I turned 60 in 2024,in 2018 2 tooth fillings cracked and I had to get the teeth extracted.Those amalgam (lead looking,but actually silver) fillings were installed(is that the word?) in Wairoa Primary School in the early 70's(yes,the "elementary schools" in New Zealand had free dental in the 60's and 70's and 80's)so there they lasted 50 years !.😊

[@CanuckInNZ]

Tell me about it re the prescriptions! They are quite expensive in my home country of Canada too. I have a doctor friend who tells me she often has patients who can't afford to get their prescriptions filled, so she tries to get them samples whenever she can. Nurse friends there have mentioned hospitalised patients who can't afford their meds. It's a real gap in Canada's healthcare system. Definitely saves money for everyone in the long run if everyone is able to access medication. I'm not sure if it's even more expensive in the USA, quite possible so.

[@user-eg6rh7es1u]

Healthcare is a huge problem for most Americans. I honestly believe 90% of Americans would agree that our system is stressful, way too expensive and barely functioning at this point. Young adults can’t afford the insurance, families struggle with high costs to cover the whole family, and the elderly have to chose between food or their heart medicine. And if you lose your job it’s a nightmare. Medicines that are incredibly important to not miss, such as diabetes, blood pressure, and even mental health, because of the loss of job and the loss medical insurance the person either has to pay thousands of dollars out of pocket for the medicine or stop the medicine abruptly and that can be life threatening. It’s horrific what our country allowed to happen. But you know, socialized medicine is the devils spawn. I mean really. It would ruin the American dream, right. 😂

[@rwags6848]

And as you’ve alluded to… if [in the US] you have good employer insurance, it severely curtails the possibility of moving to a job you’d prefer.
Here, in NZ (or any other developed country), we are free to change jobs, as healthcare is nationally provided.

[@user-eg6rh7es1u]

@@rwags6848 you’re exactly right. In the US you are trapped by health insurance. And if something happens and you lose that job then you are open to catastrophic expenses.