相信大家對台灣的全民健保一點也不陌生，可是對於一些外國朋友來講卻是一個很另人羨慕的服務。不要鬧工作室特別請來俄羅斯、印尼和美國的朋友，一起分享他們自己國家的醫療保險和台灣健保的差別！
Johnny（不要鬧創辦人）打球受傷送急診、縫四針，費用總額是6,052塊（新台幣）Basketball incident, got four stitches. I was charged 6,052 NT.
健保支付5,672塊，所以只付了380塊台幣My healthcare covered 5,672 NT, so I ended up paying 380 NT.
1.俄羅斯
Healthcare provided by the government in Russia is free.俄羅斯政府給與人民免費的健康保險
But you can pay there for some services, some more expensive medicine.但你可以多給錢得到好一點的服務、和比較貴的藥
In private hospitals, you don’t have a line.但去私立醫院就不用人擠人
It’s much easier to get some tickets and make a time of when you are going there.在私立醫院比較容易掛到號，也能比較準確知道看診時間
Doctors will listen to you more carefully and really care about your health.醫生也比較有時間聽你症狀和幫你治療
Salaries in Russia for doctors is around 18k or 20k NTD.大多的醫生俄羅斯薪水是台幣一萬八到兩萬
For a nurse around 10k NTD.護士大約一萬台幣
2.印尼
When I was in the UK, I had two different options when I was sick.我在英國唸書時，生病有兩種選擇
I could go to the NHS (National Health Service) or private healthcare.我可以選NHS（國家健康服務）或是私立健保
The NHS is completely free, but the downside of it is that there’s a long waiting line.公家健康服務是完全免費的，但壞處就是永遠都排很多人
On the other hand, private healthcare is very convenient but ridiculously expensive.相對的私立健保比較方便，但非常無敵貴
One time I had a really bad toothache and I went to see a private dentist.有一次我牙齒痛，去看了私立牙醫
I paid 80 pounds for a checkup and an x-ray.我付了80英鎊（約3,840台幣）做檢查和照X光
They told me that I needed a wisdom tooth removed.他們告訴我要拔智齒
And that it would cost me 220 pounds.拔一顆要220英鎊（約10,560台幣）
So long story short, I had it removed in Indonesia which cost me, the equivalent of 11 pounds.最後我回印尼去拔，一顆花了11英鎊（約528台幣）
3.美國
So a few months ago I came down with ponchitis here in Taiwan.幾個月前剛到台灣時，我支氣管炎發作
I didn’t know how much I was expected to pay since I wasn’t insured at the time.我不確定會多貴，因為當時我沒有健保
But I ended up paying only about 800 NTD for the visit and all of medication.檢查費加藥費，最後總共花了800台幣
I was really impressed with how efficient it is here to go see a doctor in Taiwan.我最吃驚的是在台灣看醫生的效率
I can get my medicine and see a doctor in the same place.我可以在同一個地方看到醫生跟拿到藥
In North Carolina it’s more of a hassle because I need to visit multiple places to get one thing done.在美國（北卡羅來納州），我看一次醫生至少要跑好幾個地方
I go to the clinic first because it’s cheaper than a hospital.生病時我會先選去診所，因為比醫院便宜
Then I need to drive to a separate location to a pharmacy and pay a complete separate bill for my medication.看完後要開車去其他藥局，然後再花一筆錢買藥
With my ponchitis would cost about 120 USD with insurance.我支氣管炎問題會花大概120美金（約台幣3,913）（在有保險情況下）
In general, Americans pay about 50~70 USD a month on insurance.一般來說美國人付50～70美金一個月做健保
And people still avoid going to clinics and hospitals because it’s still expensive and you still have cost to pay even when you do have insurance.但我們能不去診所和醫院就不去，因為就算有保險還是很貴
I pay because it’s sort of a safety net because I know if I am not insured I’ll end up paying at least 10 times more on cost.那為什麼我還要投保？因為不保，出事的話我可能要付到10倍的錢
The cost of using an ambulance could be anywhere from a few hundred dollars having insurance.有保險，如果用到救護車可能就要自付幾百塊美金
While visiting the ER would cost an average about 2,000 USD.通常送到急診室都得花到2,000塊美金以上
And the cost of using an air ambulance would cost you over 10,000 USD.如果要動員到空中救援，可能要花到一萬美金以上
