Chapter 273 American Health Insurance

Just after Gates received the ordered polished version of "Popular Software," the magazine began to go on sale the next day.

Although it is a very professional magazine, an unexpectedly large number of people bought this magazine, which surprised Catherine. This was a great success.

At this time, Catherine's C language development machine also began to be officially sold to the market. It used IBM's 10MB hard drive, the retail price was US$80,000, and it enjoyed five years of after-sales service.

Such a price is not high. If used for ten years, the average cost is only eight thousand US dollars. And the games and software that can be developed using such a machine, as long as it is not too bad, can earn more than

Just eight thousand?

Now that the first issue has been successful, Catherine naturally feels at ease, and the tense atmosphere in the company suddenly relaxes.

But it didn't take long for them to get into intense work again - they had to publish next month's magazine before Christmas, and after Christmas, it would be a legal holiday, and at that time they would have to pay ten

With twice the salary, there are probably very few people who will stay and work overtime.

So if you want to have a happy Christmas, you can only finish all the work before Christmas.

Although the first issue was a success, Catherine felt that her magazine still had a lot to improve. The first was the layout of Popular Software.

Catherine simply separated the software version and the game version. Let "Popular Software" have two covers and no back cover. In this way, the game version and the software version are effectively separated.

At the same time, Catherine also divided the magazine into two small groups, the software group and the game group, and asked them to write the magazine separately. At the same time, the atmosphere in the two versions was also different.

In the software version, the articles are more rigorous, and every word has been carefully considered. In the game version, Catherine requires that the language be humorous and as relaxed as possible. At the same time, the game version also needs to publish some

Game fan fiction and comics.

In addition, at the end there are some interesting anecdotes from the editors while playing the game - this was also requested by Catherine.

For example, an editor's brain suddenly went offline while playing a game, and then he couldn't pass a certain level, and some weird things happened, and then he wrote a bunch of embarrassing words - Catherine also did this in this regard.

It also draws on some later experiences.

After everything was settled, Catherine felt at ease. As time entered December, Catherine's heart finally settled down.

Celine fell on the sofa and let out an unexplained moan.

"Laerila, please give me another massage today..."

Catherine suddenly said to Lereira again.

"No problem." Lyrela also smiled.

After working continuously, Catherine always wants to relax for a while. If she has a massage from Lereira at this time, it will be a real treat.

"I'm going to get something first... Well, Kate, do you want to use semen or ejaculation?"

"Zhongyào"

Jing oil will arouse Catherine's desire, which will embarrass her.

Then, Catherine went to take a shower, and Lyreira also took out the tools.

After putting on the eye mask, she applied the medicine to Catherine's body, and then Lyrella began massaging Catherine.

"This yào is really weird..."

Elsa asked about the taste of the cream, and finally couldn't help but speak out.

"Do you want to try it too?" Lyrela seemed to enjoy giving massages to others.

"No, no need, I..."

"Elsa is not used to exposing her body in front of others." Although Catherine was wearing a blindfold, she could imagine Elsa's expression at this moment.

Elsa's face turned red, and she was about to change the topic: "Um... Lyrella, how did you get these poisons?"

"Of course I'm looking for someone in Chinatown. I seem to have said it last time... In fact, it's not just this." Lyrilla shook the medicine in her hand, "When I saw a doctor, I was also in Chinatown."

"Seeing a doctor? How to get to Chinatown?"

Elsa asked strangely. She looked very curious.

"Of course it's because it's cheaper to get medical treatment here."

Lyrela said matter-of-factly.

"Going to the hospital in Chinatown to see a doctor?" Catherine also took off the eye patch.

"Well, my father has a good friend who is Chinese. He is a Chinese medicine practitioner. All my diseases are treated there."

"I see."

Catherine nodded.

Compared with China, the medical insurance in the United States is much more cheating. The medical insurance in the United States is all provided by private commercial companies. There is no government subsidy. Companies, universities and other units and individuals each contribute a part, but the level of insurance you want to buy depends on the boss.

Conscience (generally unreliable).

The more unscrupulous boss would give an insurance of 80% - but even if it is 80%, the medical expenses that the patient needs to bear are still very high. Take appendicitis surgery as an example. Generally speaking, such an operation costs about 50,000 US dollars.

Even if you pay 20, you still need to pay 10,000 US dollars, but for Americans who have no saving habits, it is very difficult to take out so much money at once...

This is also the reason why many Chinese people in history always flew back to China for medical treatment after coming to the United States - the round-trip air ticket plus the cost of medical treatment is sometimes even cheaper than reimbursing for medical insurance.

In this case, it is understandable that Lyreira went to see a Chinese medicine doctor - at least it is much cheaper than the US$100 medical treatment for a broken finger in American hospitals.

But...does the United States still have traditional Chinese medicine?

"Are you seeing a Chinese medicine doctor?"

Catherine asked again.

"When I was a child, I always had dizziness and fever. In fact, this was caused by incomplete development of blood vessels in the brain." Leruela pointed to her head, "But I couldn't see well in the hospital. Later, my father heard that

'Traditional Chinese medicine' seems to be very effective, so they simply took me to Chinatown, and after a lot of twists and turns, they asked the 'doctor' - uh, that's what they said. Well, they asked the doctor to take my pulse. To take the pulse, just use

Putting hands on hands... it was a very strange thing anyway. Then the doctor gave me some strange and unpleasant-smelling water and asked me to drink it, and then my illness was cured somehow."

No wonder Lairla went to Chinatown to get the ingredients for Chinese medicine.

"There are such magical people?" Elsa obviously felt very magical.

"Yes, but ordinary people can't find them. They rarely treat us white people. They are always very closed-minded. If it weren't for my father having a Chinese good friend, there would be no way to find the 'doctor'."

Catherine nodded. She knew what was going on. The other party was practicing medicine illegally. There are no traditional Chinese medicine doctors in the United States. If they were caught, the charge of "illegal medical practice" would make them suffer. This is also

No wonder they are so cautious.

"They said that I need to exercise and have a strong body. So from that time on, I have been exercising every day. Later, my brother taught me some Sanda skills, and it has been like this ever since..."

"So the reason why you reach out so fiercely is because of your own body?" Catherine asked.

"That's pretty much it. But my health has long since recovered. Now I just like it."

"If we want to go find that...that 'doctor', is that okay?"

"A doctor is a doctor." Catherine couldn't help but add.

"That's it." After hearing Catherine's addition, Lereira seemed to have a sudden realization: "If you want to go, they probably won't give you medical treatment, because the Chinatown in San Francisco was fished and enforced by the police a few days ago.

, two doctors were arrested for practicing medicine illegally, and they are very cautious now."

Medical Station: The GDP of the United States is as high as 15 to 20 all year round. It’s strange that they don’t take it seriously.

Many U.S. presidents in history have taken it as their mission to change medical insurance, but none of them succeeded because of the entanglement of interest groups. This is definitely a huge profit among huge profits - in "Resident Evil", Umbrella will be the world's largest health insurance company.

The person behind the scenes is not just bragging.

Of course, medical care in the United States is not without merit. Hospitals cannot refuse patients, and homeless people must be charged when they go to see a doctor. If the hospital cannot collect the money, it can only accept compensation. After emergency patients are sent to the hospital, they will hold them as much as possible.

The patient's life - of course, is just "saved", they are not in a hurry to make the patient pay - of course, after the patient is discharged from the hospital, he will inevitably receive a medical bill for the recurrence of his heart attack

(Even if he doesn't have heart disease).

But if some people without medical insurance declare bankruptcy because they cannot afford medical expenses, the hospital will not be able to receive the money, and these costs will be added to those with medical insurance - as a result, medical insurance premiums will rise again and again, and more people will buy them.

Not being able to afford medical insurance has created a vicious cycle.

So far, the medical insurance situation has not deteriorated to that point. Now is the golden age of the United States. The unemployment rate can be said to be as low as ever in history. Everyone has a job and has more money. This contradiction is gone.

—Of course, migrant workers do not have medical insurance, only regular employees do.

"Maybe we can go to Chinatown before Christmas?"

Catherine rarely went to Chinatown. Although she was Chinese in her previous life, many Chinese people today speak Cantonese. Even if Catherine went, she would not understand the language. But occasionally when she went shopping, she would go there to have fun, but that was just

In New York. As for Chinatown in San Francisco...Catherine has never been there.

Even if she has never been there, Catherine knows that Chinatown in San Francisco is much larger than that in New York. This is one of the gathering places for Chinese people, and they call it San Francisco.

"That's a good idea." Lyrella smiled.

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