Japan Has Way Better Healthcare for Athletes Than America

Also way better average salaries! But not so much if your event isn't 10K - marathon.

It seems their vaccination program is slightly lacking.

So how does a doctor become a millionaire in Japan then? People go to med school in the US primarily for prestige and $$, not to help people get better. If they were so interested in helping people, they'd teach young children or become social workers or something.

come at me wrote:

So how does a doctor become a millionaire in Japan then? People go to med school in the US primarily for prestige and $$, not to help people get better. If they were so interested in helping people, they'd teach young children or become social workers or something.

In Japan, all students are expected to take turns cleaning the classrooms and toilets and there are no janitors to do it for you. Teaches that everyone is equal (not withstanding the hundreds of years of Japanese racial supremacy under emperors culminating in Japan's WWII alliance with the Nazis)

ceccione wrote:

And that's why both parties in America OPPOSE a single payer, publicly funded, universal healthcare scheme, a scheme every developed country has and which many undeveloped countries have.

Very few developed countries have a single-payer system.

Plague of Locusts wrote:

For all the Americans watching the Tokyo Olympics or actually in Tokyo itself, I am sure it will shock you to learn of the extremely low cost of healthcare in Japan because costs are negotiated by the government with very low co-pays. What's more, Japan spends a much smaller percentage of GDP on healthcare than Americans do.

For example, the costs of a simple MRI in the US in 2009 could be $1500 but only costs $98 in Japan. This means that Japanese athletes have a big advantage over American athletes because they are not bankrupted when they get injuries and are free to train harder and push through limits (although I don't think the Japanese are taking as much PEDs as the American ones).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_system_in_Japan

Are you saying we’re a third world country? ARE YOU SAYING WE’RE A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY?

It is dead easy to make your health care system look great when all of your constituents are...Japanese.

ocracoke wrote:

Are you saying we’re a third world country? ARE YOU SAYING WE’RE A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY?

Yes. We all know this. The US is a 3rd world country in many respects.

"America has two right wing parties."

Truer words never spoken.

These comparisons are meaningless. They also don't have a significant segment of the population that contribute nothing. They also have very low crimes.

Are any Americans actually surprised to read that ANY developed country has better healthcare than the U.S.?

Canada Rnr wrote:

Are any Americans actually surprised to read that ANY developed country has better healthcare than the U.S.?

Most Americans can't read anymore.

So no, nobody is surprised. They all just chant "America is #1!"

No surprise there. The US has some of the best medical services in the world. Unfortunately it is extremely expensive to access it even with insurance.

What's the average premium these days?

What's the average bill for a visit?

Rx cost?

My family has paid $0 for the last 10.5 years. Army is good for something at least.

"Affordable" Healthcare is available, but "someone" is paying for it eventually. You want expensive premiums and healthcare costs? Or do you want higher taxes?

Alan

Runningart2004 wrote:

What's the average premium these days?

What's the average bill for a visit?

Rx cost?

My family has paid $0 for the last 10.5 years. Army is good for something at least.

"Affordable" Healthcare is available, but "someone" is paying for it eventually. You want expensive premiums and healthcare costs? Or do you want higher taxes?

Alan

I pay $850 pretax per month for family insurance with a $2700 deductible per person. This is partially subsidized by my employer.

I had surgery that was a $52K bill. An average doctor appointment is $50-75.

Most regular prescriptions are pretty cheap. I have one that is $10.

I bet there are far fewer lawyers per capita in Japan. Medical Malpractice insurance is insane. It’s the lawyers not the insurance companies, otherwise doctors could pool and self insure.

Had another child 2.5yrs ago....paid $0.

Vasectomy....$0

Her tubes tied....$0.

Dental implant.,,,$0 (oooh let's not mention the jacked up root canal I didn't need that caused the lost tooth....but also $0)

Good education benefits: Got my student loans paid off. Working on a free masters degree. I have 32mo of free tuition, room/board to split between the two kids. Countless other benefits.

But, Military Life isn't for everyone and I've been EXTREMELY lucky as far as deployment or overseas assignments. Hopefully we don't start anther war in the next 10yrs.

I'm very blessed.

Alan