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[quote=sdrealtor]One of my best friends is a physician who lives in Thailand and travels around the world training other doctors as the medical director for the Clinton Foundation. I think he would take umbrage to claims the quality of care in other countries is close to what we have here.[/quote]
Is the quality of care better here then Thailand?

Probably.

But that’s not what was said.

It said “Canada, Western Europe, Australia,
NZ, Japan” have better care then we do.

measured on a cost basis, almost everyone is more cost effective then we are.

[sdrealtor]

The reason everyone else is more cost effective is that in the US we spend alot of money on grim cases where as others say hasta your goose is probably cooked so why even try.

BTW, I said my friend lives in Thailand but he travels all around the world. He has worked in over 40 countries in the Americas, Africa, Asia, the Carribean and Eastern Europe. He’s one of the foremost experts on HIV/AIDS in the world.

[sdrealtor]

The reason everyone else is more cost effective is that in the US we spend alot of money on grim cases where as others say hasta your goose is probably cooked so why even try.

BTW, I said my friend lives in Thailand but he travels all around the world. He has worked in over 40 countries in the Americas, Africa, Asia, the Carribean and Eastern Europe. He’s one of the foremost experts on HIV/AIDS in the world.

[sdrealtor]

The reason everyone else is more cost effective is that in the US we spend alot of money on grim cases where as others say hasta your goose is probably cooked so why even try.

BTW, I said my friend lives in Thailand but he travels all around the world. He has worked in over 40 countries in the Americas, Africa, Asia, the Carribean and Eastern Europe. He’s one of the foremost experts on HIV/AIDS in the world.

[sdrealtor]

The reason everyone else is more cost effective is that in the US we spend alot of money on grim cases where as others say hasta your goose is probably cooked so why even try.

BTW, I said my friend lives in Thailand but he travels all around the world. He has worked in over 40 countries in the Americas, Africa, Asia, the Carribean and Eastern Europe. He’s one of the foremost experts on HIV/AIDS in the world.

[sdrealtor]

The reason everyone else is more cost effective is that in the US we spend alot of money on grim cases where as others say hasta your goose is probably cooked so why even try.

BTW, I said my friend lives in Thailand but he travels all around the world. He has worked in over 40 countries in the Americas, Africa, Asia, the Carribean and Eastern Europe. He’s one of the foremost experts on HIV/AIDS in the world.

[briansd1]

I actually see what my dad and elderly relatives spend on health care, just for ongoing care, nothing life threatening. It’s extremely expensive.

Medical care in America means feeding the health and pharma industrial complex.

I go diving with a group of Thais and foreigners in Thailand who are all professionals working for multinationals (Sony, Shell, Nissan, etc.. ). They all have employer provided health insurance which costs 1/10th of what we pay here.

The care is excellent. I myself went to a Thai hospital for travel vaccination. Excellent care.

I have dental cleaning whenever I go to thailand. The dentist doesn’t try to upsell me a nightguard nor does he want to replace my crown that’s perfectly OK. My teeth are fine so it would not cost me much for care in USA, but I’d rather feed the Thai dentist’s kids.

Last year, I went with some friends to Thailand. One had liposuction ($1,700). Another had laser dermabrasion ($400). Another one had freckles zapped away ($250). The doctor was trained in USA. It was in-and-out type service without the long waits with return appointments typical of the US. Great small clinic where some local stars go for treatment (if you want the name of the clinic, I can give it to you).

BTW, none of the procedures were unecessary. People should fix their flaws such as removing unsightly moles and blotches. In Thailand, you can easily afford it.

Sure, the poor in Thailand don’t have good care, but the professional middle-class has excellent care in Thailand. Actually, even the poor farmers are getting a social safety net and health care in Thailand. That’s why there were violent clashes in Bangkok last year.

Of course when it comes to transplants, advanced stage cancer and the like, American care is clearly superior. But the majority of the population couldn’t care less. They need good day-to-day care to live well. Once you’re in critical condition, extreme intervention generally doesn’t result is better quality or longer life.

[briansd1]

I actually see what my dad and elderly relatives spend on health care, just for ongoing care, nothing life threatening. It’s extremely expensive.

Medical care in America means feeding the health and pharma industrial complex.

I go diving with a group of Thais and foreigners in Thailand who are all professionals working for multinationals (Sony, Shell, Nissan, etc.. ). They all have employer provided health insurance which costs 1/10th of what we pay here.

The care is excellent. I myself went to a Thai hospital for travel vaccination. Excellent care.

I have dental cleaning whenever I go to thailand. The dentist doesn’t try to upsell me a nightguard nor does he want to replace my crown that’s perfectly OK. My teeth are fine so it would not cost me much for care in USA, but I’d rather feed the Thai dentist’s kids.

Last year, I went with some friends to Thailand. One had liposuction ($1,700). Another had laser dermabrasion ($400). Another one had freckles zapped away ($250). The doctor was trained in USA. It was in-and-out type service without the long waits with return appointments typical of the US. Great small clinic where some local stars go for treatment (if you want the name of the clinic, I can give it to you).

BTW, none of the procedures were unecessary. People should fix their flaws such as removing unsightly moles and blotches. In Thailand, you can easily afford it.

Sure, the poor in Thailand don’t have good care, but the professional middle-class has excellent care in Thailand. Actually, even the poor farmers are getting a social safety net and health care in Thailand. That’s why there were violent clashes in Bangkok last year.

Of course when it comes to transplants, advanced stage cancer and the like, American care is clearly superior. But the majority of the population couldn’t care less. They need good day-to-day care to live well. Once you’re in critical condition, extreme intervention generally doesn’t result is better quality or longer life.

[briansd1]

I actually see what my dad and elderly relatives spend on health care, just for ongoing care, nothing life threatening. It’s extremely expensive.

Medical care in America means feeding the health and pharma industrial complex.

I go diving with a group of Thais and foreigners in Thailand who are all professionals working for multinationals (Sony, Shell, Nissan, etc.. ). They all have employer provided health insurance which costs 1/10th of what we pay here.

The care is excellent. I myself went to a Thai hospital for travel vaccination. Excellent care.

I have dental cleaning whenever I go to thailand. The dentist doesn’t try to upsell me a nightguard nor does he want to replace my crown that’s perfectly OK. My teeth are fine so it would not cost me much for care in USA, but I’d rather feed the Thai dentist’s kids.

Last year, I went with some friends to Thailand. One had liposuction ($1,700). Another had laser dermabrasion ($400). Another one had freckles zapped away ($250). The doctor was trained in USA. It was in-and-out type service without the long waits with return appointments typical of the US. Great small clinic where some local stars go for treatment (if you want the name of the clinic, I can give it to you).

BTW, none of the procedures were unecessary. People should fix their flaws such as removing unsightly moles and blotches. In Thailand, you can easily afford it.

Sure, the poor in Thailand don’t have good care, but the professional middle-class has excellent care in Thailand. Actually, even the poor farmers are getting a social safety net and health care in Thailand. That’s why there were violent clashes in Bangkok last year.

Of course when it comes to transplants, advanced stage cancer and the like, American care is clearly superior. But the majority of the population couldn’t care less. They need good day-to-day care to live well. Once you’re in critical condition, extreme intervention generally doesn’t result is better quality or longer life.

[briansd1]

I actually see what my dad and elderly relatives spend on health care, just for ongoing care, nothing life threatening. It’s extremely expensive.

Medical care in America means feeding the health and pharma industrial complex.

I go diving with a group of Thais and foreigners in Thailand who are all professionals working for multinationals (Sony, Shell, Nissan, etc.. ). They all have employer provided health insurance which costs 1/10th of what we pay here.

The care is excellent. I myself went to a Thai hospital for travel vaccination. Excellent care.

I have dental cleaning whenever I go to thailand. The dentist doesn’t try to upsell me a nightguard nor does he want to replace my crown that’s perfectly OK. My teeth are fine so it would not cost me much for care in USA, but I’d rather feed the Thai dentist’s kids.

Last year, I went with some friends to Thailand. One had liposuction ($1,700). Another had laser dermabrasion ($400). Another one had freckles zapped away ($250). The doctor was trained in USA. It was in-and-out type service without the long waits with return appointments typical of the US. Great small clinic where some local stars go for treatment (if you want the name of the clinic, I can give it to you).

BTW, none of the procedures were unecessary. People should fix their flaws such as removing unsightly moles and blotches. In Thailand, you can easily afford it.

Sure, the poor in Thailand don’t have good care, but the professional middle-class has excellent care in Thailand. Actually, even the poor farmers are getting a social safety net and health care in Thailand. That’s why there were violent clashes in Bangkok last year.

Of course when it comes to transplants, advanced stage cancer and the like, American care is clearly superior. But the majority of the population couldn’t care less. They need good day-to-day care to live well. Once you’re in critical condition, extreme intervention generally doesn’t result is better quality or longer life.

[briansd1]

I actually see what my dad and elderly relatives spend on health care, just for ongoing care, nothing life threatening. It’s extremely expensive.

Medical care in America means feeding the health and pharma industrial complex.

I go diving with a group of Thais and foreigners in Thailand who are all professionals working for multinationals (Sony, Shell, Nissan, etc.. ). They all have employer provided health insurance which costs 1/10th of what we pay here.

The care is excellent. I myself went to a Thai hospital for travel vaccination. Excellent care.

I have dental cleaning whenever I go to thailand. The dentist doesn’t try to upsell me a nightguard nor does he want to replace my crown that’s perfectly OK. My teeth are fine so it would not cost me much for care in USA, but I’d rather feed the Thai dentist’s kids.

Last year, I went with some friends to Thailand. One had liposuction ($1,700). Another had laser dermabrasion ($400). Another one had freckles zapped away ($250). The doctor was trained in USA. It was in-and-out type service without the long waits with return appointments typical of the US. Great small clinic where some local stars go for treatment (if you want the name of the clinic, I can give it to you).

BTW, none of the procedures were unecessary. People should fix their flaws such as removing unsightly moles and blotches. In Thailand, you can easily afford it.

Sure, the poor in Thailand don’t have good care, but the professional middle-class has excellent care in Thailand. Actually, even the poor farmers are getting a social safety net and health care in Thailand. That’s why there were violent clashes in Bangkok last year.

Of course when it comes to transplants, advanced stage cancer and the like, American care is clearly superior. But the majority of the population couldn’t care less. They need good day-to-day care to live well. Once you’re in critical condition, extreme intervention generally doesn’t result is better quality or longer life.

[CA renter]

[quote=sdrealtor]The reason everyone else is more cost effective is that in the US we spend alot of money on grim cases where as others say hasta your goose is probably cooked so why even try.

BTW, I said my friend lives in Thailand but he travels all around the world. He has worked in over 40 countries in the Americas, Africa, Asia, the Carribean and Eastern Europe. He’s one of the foremost experts on HIV/AIDS in the world.[/quote]

Our care is more expensive because it’s driven by *profit.* Patients are told to take medicine which really doesn’t help them much (might do more harm), and are told to have procedures which they don’t even need (like Brian’s examples of “upselling” — I’ve seen it plenty of times, myself).

I’m all for doing what is necessary to keep people healthy and happy, and believe in good screening programs, etc., but there is a LOT of waste in our healthcare system because of our tendency to “upsell,” and keep patients coming back for more treatments and procedures.

With “socialist” healthcare systems, the goal is health; in a “capitalist” system, the goal is higher profits — even if those profits come at the expense of people’s health.

[CA renter]

[quote=sdrealtor]The reason everyone else is more cost effective is that in the US we spend alot of money on grim cases where as others say hasta your goose is probably cooked so why even try.

BTW, I said my friend lives in Thailand but he travels all around the world. He has worked in over 40 countries in the Americas, Africa, Asia, the Carribean and Eastern Europe. He’s one of the foremost experts on HIV/AIDS in the world.[/quote]

Our care is more expensive because it’s driven by *profit.* Patients are told to take medicine which really doesn’t help them much (might do more harm), and are told to have procedures which they don’t even need (like Brian’s examples of “upselling” — I’ve seen it plenty of times, myself).

I’m all for doing what is necessary to keep people healthy and happy, and believe in good screening programs, etc., but there is a LOT of waste in our healthcare system because of our tendency to “upsell,” and keep patients coming back for more treatments and procedures.

With “socialist” healthcare systems, the goal is health; in a “capitalist” system, the goal is higher profits — even if those profits come at the expense of people’s health.

[CA renter]

[quote=sdrealtor]The reason everyone else is more cost effective is that in the US we spend alot of money on grim cases where as others say hasta your goose is probably cooked so why even try.

BTW, I said my friend lives in Thailand but he travels all around the world. He has worked in over 40 countries in the Americas, Africa, Asia, the Carribean and Eastern Europe. He’s one of the foremost experts on HIV/AIDS in the world.[/quote]

Our care is more expensive because it’s driven by *profit.* Patients are told to take medicine which really doesn’t help them much (might do more harm), and are told to have procedures which they don’t even need (like Brian’s examples of “upselling” — I’ve seen it plenty of times, myself).

I’m all for doing what is necessary to keep people healthy and happy, and believe in good screening programs, etc., but there is a LOT of waste in our healthcare system because of our tendency to “upsell,” and keep patients coming back for more treatments and procedures.

With “socialist” healthcare systems, the goal is health; in a “capitalist” system, the goal is higher profits — even if those profits come at the expense of people’s health.

[CA renter]

[quote=sdrealtor]The reason everyone else is more cost effective is that in the US we spend alot of money on grim cases where as others say hasta your goose is probably cooked so why even try.

BTW, I said my friend lives in Thailand but he travels all around the world. He has worked in over 40 countries in the Americas, Africa, Asia, the Carribean and Eastern Europe. He’s one of the foremost experts on HIV/AIDS in the world.[/quote]

Our care is more expensive because it’s driven by *profit.* Patients are told to take medicine which really doesn’t help them much (might do more harm), and are told to have procedures which they don’t even need (like Brian’s examples of “upselling” — I’ve seen it plenty of times, myself).

I’m all for doing what is necessary to keep people healthy and happy, and believe in good screening programs, etc., but there is a LOT of waste in our healthcare system because of our tendency to “upsell,” and keep patients coming back for more treatments and procedures.

With “socialist” healthcare systems, the goal is health; in a “capitalist” system, the goal is higher profits — even if those profits come at the expense of people’s health.

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