Chapter 246 Medical Reimbursement Policy

It is precisely because of the influx of a large number of immigrants and the fact that more indigenous people were engaged in agricultural labor that the total grain output of Australasia exceeded 6.7 million tons for the first time in 1907, reaching a new high in grain output since the founding of the country.

According to the current per capita grain consumption in Australasia, the grain produced in 1907 alone was enough to feed more than 20 million people, not to mention the various meat and dairy products brought by Australasia's developed animal husbandry.

Thanks to more immigrants and indigenous people, the per capita cultivated land area in Australasia has increased by about 10%, and this is still under the premise of an increase in the agricultural population.

According to the population growth rate in 1907, it will take another five years for the population of Australasia to officially exceed 10 million.

Before World War I, there should be more than 10 million people. Although it is not as good as other powers, the population problem is not that serious.

More importantly, the proportion of British people in Australasia has always been above 70%, which is also a major factor in the stability of Australasia.

The per capita annual income of Australasia is also rising steadily. Since Arthur came to Australia, the per capita annual income in this area has been in a continuous growth process.

By the end of 1907, the per capita annual income of Australasia had reached 43 Australian dollars, the per capita annual income of Australia was 44 Australian dollars, and the per capita annual income of New Zealand was 40 Australian dollars.

The per capita income of the two colonies, New Guinea and Timor, was 35 Australian dollars and 14 Australian dollars respectively.

The per capita annual income of Timor is not of much reference value. After all, it has only been a few months since Timor became a colony of Australasia. At present, the most important task of Timor is to restore order and stability.

At present, Australia and New Zealand have successively entered the happy life of people's dreams. On the basis of having no worries about food and clothing, the medical and educational needs of Australians have also been well met.

At present, Australasia people generally have savings, and a considerable number of people have small assets.

Under the funding of the royal consortium, Australasia gave birth to a large number of petty bourgeoisie during this period, as well as a large number of small workshops and factories, as well as shops and stalls opened in the name of private individuals.

These have also made great contributions to the economic prosperity of Australasia, and they have also driven the development of Australasia's economy in disguise.

Sydney currently has three of the most prosperous commercial streets, which have manufacturers from all over the world to sell and promote their products.

With the economic development of Australasia, Australasia's reputation is also growing in Europe.

This is also the reason why there are more and more European immigrants in Australasia. Under the premise of ensuring food, clothing, housing, transportation, medical care and education, Australasia's immigration appeal seems to be no weaker than that of the United States.

Of course, the most attractive thing is that Australasia not only has no dark chocolate, but also has a large number of indigenous laborers, who can work for free.

Although it is in the form of leasing, it has enough labor to work for itself after all. This makes the dreams of many Europeans who dream of becoming farmers and factory owners come true. After all, being a capitalist is much better than being exploited by others in the United States, isn't it?

After all, the welfare policy for Australasia workers and civilians has long been spread in Europe and the United States. Many people have a good impression of Arthur, a monarch who strives to safeguard the interests of civilians, even if they are in a free republic.

Even in countries recognized as world powers such as Britain and Germany, people dare not guarantee that their treatment can be firmly protected like those in Australasia.

Although the income of Australasia workers is not as good as that of the powerful countries, they do not have to worry about their wages being deducted, oppressed, or exploited.

Not only will the wages for work be paid on time, Australasia workers will also enjoy legal holidays, overtime wages on holidays will be tripled, and important festival blessings and celebratory gifts will be treated.

After all, major factories have a large number of indigenous laborers to exploit, so naturally there is no need to take a lot of risks to exploit those workers.

How convenient it is to use the indigenous people. You don’t have to worry about life and death, and you don’t have to worry about food if you are in a bad mood. And every time an indigenous person dies, the government will send another indigenous person to supplement, so there is no need to worry about not enough indigenous people.

After all, the area currently controlled by Australasia alone has millions of natives, and the number of natives in the Dutch East Indies and Southeast Asia is as high as hundreds of millions. The speed at which Australasia consumes natives is completely inferior to the speed at which the natives reproduce themselves.

The area where natives are most frequently used in agriculture is the colony of New Guinea. The colony of New Guinea has only more than 30,000 people, but there are as many as 100,000 natives engaged in agricultural labor here.

The crop output of New Guinea accounts for 13th of the total output of the Kingdom of Australasia, which is as high as 520,000 tons.

The crops produced in New Guinea alone are enough to feed the three regions of New Guinea, Timor and New Zealand.

More importantly, the area of ​​New Guinea is not small, and the development of arable land has just begun.

If hundreds of thousands of natives are invested in this area, it can become the granary of Australasia. By then, the output of New Guinea alone will be enough to feed tens of millions of people.

Thanks to domestic grain production, Australasia has now built one or more large granaries in every state except Timor. The largest of these is the Newcastle granary in New South Wales, which has a storage capacity of more than 200,000 tons and can meet the annual food needs of more than one million people.

The reason why the Newcastle granary is so large is that the capital territory is not large in area, so it naturally attaches more importance to industrial and economic construction.

The Sydney granary in the capital territory has a storage capacity of less than 100,000 tons, so part of the Newcastle granary is prepared for Sydney.

All the granaries in Australasia have a total storage capacity of nearly 1.5 million tons, which is theoretically enough for 6 million people to eat for a year.

If we take into account Australasia's developed animal husbandry, even if Australasia does not produce any grain in a year, there is no need to worry about any famine.

After a year, the grain in the granary will be sold to neighboring countries that need grain, and the gap will be filled with new grain.

After all, food is not good if it is stored for a long time. It is not only easy to mold and infest, but also the taste and flavor will be greatly reduced.

At present, the annual grain export can also bring a lot of income to Australasia. Especially during the previous famine in East Asia, Australasia's grain exports can be said to be very profitable.

Of course, it is precisely because of the rich domestic grain production and the development of animal husbandry that the value of Australasia's grain and meat products has always been low. Eating a full meal and eating meat are really common in Australasia.

The number of hospitals has not changed much. After all, in addition to spending a lot of money, the construction of hospitals also requires enough experienced doctors to sit in.

But the Ministry of Health did not take any action in 1907. The Ministry of Health promulgated a medical policy that benefits the people and can greatly reduce people's medical pressure.

Among them, a single medical expense of more than 20 Australian dollars can be included in the scope of medical reimbursement in Australasia.

The reimbursement range generally does not exceed 30%, but it should be at least 10%.

If the single medical expenses exceed the local average annual income, the reimbursement range is generally between 20% and 40%.

If the single medical expenses exceed twice or more than the local average annual income, the reimbursement range is generally between 40% and 50%.

This policy mainly takes care of patients with serious illnesses, so that most Australasians can also be treated when facing relatively serious illnesses.

After all, a serious illness is still a serious burden for Australasians at present, and the savings of most Australasian families will not exceed 100 Australian dollars.

As for treatments below 20 Australian dollars, although the government also has certain welfare policies, the reduction rate is generally below 5%.

After all, various minor illnesses are more common. If too much is reimbursed, it will also be a problem for the government's finances.

Although the strength of the reimbursement policy does not seem to be that great, it is rare in today's world.

It is precisely because of such medical benefits that Australasians are very proud of their country and government, and always remember Arthur's changes in their lives.

Of course, this is also an important reason to enhance the attractiveness of Australasian immigrants. Such preferential medical policies are very rare, and even top powers like Britain and Germany dare not do so.

The reason why Australasia has promulgated such a medical policy is that 50% of the welfare policy is funded by the royal family.

This is equivalent to the government only having to pay half of the money, and the current population of Australasia is not large, so the financial burden caused is not too great.

But such medical welfare conditions are very attractive to Europeans.

Even the self-proclaimed civilized Europeans will never introduce such preferential policies in their countries.

Because this is a huge burden on the country's finances, and even the slightest carelessness will cause the country to go bankrupt.

More importantly, perhaps the country can afford such a welfare policy, but it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality.

If the government changes in the future and wants to cancel the policy, it depends on whether the people who enjoy the policy agree.

This is also the real reason why most European countries know that doing so will greatly win over the hearts of the people, but still ignore it.

If the current shortage of medical supplies, especially the shortage of medicines, can be solved, Australasia's medical problems can be considered to have been solved for the most part.

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