I won't complain about the Aussie health system again. After reading whay you guys have all written & hearing about the costs involved in your treatments, I feel for you all. I know you all have to have insurance, that is optional here. We have a public health system that can be accessed by refferals from our Gp's, if an emergency we go to emergency & they can make a referral. We have medicare which is I think 1% of our salary, but if a low income earner we get that back in tax, this equates to about $500. Rod has his feeding bags/syringes & formular delivered to the door, we pay nothing. We pay a little for the nurse to come to the home, but the hospital doesn't chase you for the money if you can't afford it. Scripts are $5.30au each if you have a 'healthcare card from the government. We wouldn't have survived here otherwise.....