Show 11 U. U 1 S. S ny iy y ilEA HEATHER THEn NAPIER American J Field Service Exchange Student from Crom New Zealand In New Zealand medical and md dental services arc are probably considerably cheaper than here hereIn herein in the United States and I would like to mention a few For social security out of or orones orone's ones one's weekly wage he hc pays pas the equivalent of about 20 cents in every 3 When one visits the doctor he pays pas about 70 cents The government pays the remaining re i iI I dollar from Crom the social I security fund Cund Public hospitals arc free and private ones arc are not The patient patient pa tient pays pas for Cor this service as aswell aswell well as the government go Then there is our system the Child Benefit this provides every cry child chUd with 2 each week from birth tit til 16 years ears of oC age if JC working and until 18 years of oC age if sill stil at school This is paid out of or the social security tax over o and above the medical services Old age and widows' widows pensions also come out of oC the social se se- se The old age benefit i is paid to women of 60 years ears ant and andover andover over and men 65 years and amI andover andover over provided ones one's income is insufficient for livid livin l 1 However however How ever the Universal Benefit is paid to everyone everone at the age of 70 of oC income All dental attention is free Cree of charge up until the age of or 16 this is another item from Crom SOCiE socia security Upon attaining the thc age of oC 16 16 the prices are arc as fol Co follows oh- oh lows 2 for Cor every Xray fray and 3 for Cor or every C filling A full Cull sc set setoC of oC dentures or false teeth would cost approximately 72 2 about third one of or the price here If a person does not have sufficient sufficient suf sur means to purchase nee necessary essar essary glasses hearing aids or false ase teeth the these ma may be obtained ob ob- obtained through the thc social socia security security se se- se system |