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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (90181)9/24/2007 3:19:28 AM
From: Elroy JetsonRead Replies (1) of 306849
 
This is actually a sore subject with Australians, since health care options are far more complete and state-of-the-art in Australia than in New Zealand - and Australia and New Zealand have a reciprocal residency agreement for their citizens.

Australia has socialized medicine as does New Zealand. But they have tight immigration policy because they know they can't give it to everybody.

The result is a "number" of severely ill citizens of New Zealand moving to Australia for health care, sometimes living on welfare. Australians believe the numbers involved are huge while New Zealanders usually don't believe this happens. The truth is somewhere between these extremes.

Some New Zealanders claims their health care equals that in Australia, which is generally true if you're not very ill. But if you want state-of-the-art, that's not always available in New Zealand.

This system has nice aspects for people on limited duration tourist visas. Nations like Australia have reciprocal Medicare agreements with other nations with comparable coverage. While Australians are on holiday in places like Canada or Europe, they can continue to receive medical care, just as the citizens of these states receive care in Australia. This reciprocity often extends to retirees with permanent visas.
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