Reply #41: I am think someday of moving to New Zealand and

[wakeme2008]

I read this from a piece http://www.escapeartist.com/efam/69/Living_In_New_Zealand.html

Why? You don’t have to have health insurance! Visitors and locals alike are given health care when they need it. Every man woman and child can see a doctor…of their choice…at any time without having to give up their aunt’s inheritance. In our experience a visit to the doctor costs about half of that in the U.S. and best of all they don’t attempt to see six patients per minute. Sandy’s father and his wife recently came to stay with us for a week and during that time his hip began acting up. He’s a very healthy guy for 79, but we wanted to make sure things were going to be okay on his 18 hour flight back home. We went in to the nearby medical office and asked if he could see a doctor. “Sure!” the nice lady behind the desk said. “But you’ll have to come back later.” “Sure!” we’re thinking…like next year? No. She told us to please come back in about an hour. We returned after a nice lunch. We sat down in the waiting room while he filled out all of the paperwork…one page asking a few basic questions. He went in to see the doctor about ten minutes later. He was back out in another 15. It was nothing serious that a little lumbar support cushion wouldn’t cure. Total cost? NZ$45.

And the problem with this picture is....... :grr: