Saturday, January 19, 2019

US Healthcare VS Japanese Preventative Healthcare

Ugh I am getting old. As we pay a lot for health insurance now for each of us and hardly any coverage after that, I must rant. Recently we saw a great video from an American woman (Rachel) who is 30 and married a Japanese man. In Japan they have a whole body mandatory testing that you pay for ($80 for the basic run). You can choose which hospital, what extra test you want done and the PRICES ARE LISTED! You set up the appointment, you have a guide who goes with you, it is like a spa day and after you get a souvenir, a full color booklet on everything they did with pictures. With a follow up with a team of doctors to answer your questions. Rachel had an ulcer, thyroid lump and bloody stool and was graded in the booklet. These 3 health items she got  D.The good news no cancer in her body. Here in the US we seem to use a tissue and boom we have cancer. You are billed, pilled and pushed out the door.
This video is really worth a 45 minute watch as she walks you through what she went through. And the bonus is the end where you get to see her results. It shows just how behind the technology times and medical times were are in the country.




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