[quote=ocrenter]a relative showed me a hospital bill from Taiwan recently. he just had ear related surgery, was in the hospital for 3 days. everything added up was $3000. he himself had a $300 co-pay.
US per capita gdp is $45k. Taiwan is $30k.
So adjusted for US per capita GDP, logically, the same surgery and 3 day stay should logically be $4500 here.
but it probably would run $15k to $20k here realistically.
not that I’m for government interference and I am a Republican, but the main difference here is Taiwan has a single payer system.[/quote]
btw, you know who passed Taiwan’s single payer system? The KMT, one of the most right-leaning, pro-business political parties in the world. They are so far to the right on the political spectrum they’ll make the Republicans blush.
btw, you know who passed Taiwan’s single payer system? The KMT, one of the most right-leaning, pro-business political parties in the world. They are so far to the right on the political spectrum they’ll make the Republicans blush.
btw, you know who passed Taiwan’s single payer system? The KMT, one of the most right-leaning, pro-business political parties in the world. They are so far to the right on the political spectrum they’ll make the Republicans blush.
btw, you know who passed Taiwan’s single payer system? The KMT, one of the most right-leaning, pro-business political parties in the world. They are so far to the right on the political spectrum they’ll make the Republicans blush.
btw, you know who passed Taiwan’s single payer system? The KMT, one of the most right-leaning, pro-business political parties in the world. They are so far to the right on the political spectrum they’ll make the Republicans blush.
So, these absurd bills are not necessarily representative of real costs of healthcare. Poring over them wouldn’t do much good.[/quote]
no Eugene, it is like the infamous $60 charge for a tablet of aspirin. you survey 10 hospital administrators and you’ll find 10 defending that until they are blue in the face.
So, these absurd bills are not necessarily representative of real costs of healthcare. Poring over them wouldn’t do much good.[/quote]
no Eugene, it is like the infamous $60 charge for a tablet of aspirin. you survey 10 hospital administrators and you’ll find 10 defending that until they are blue in the face.
So, these absurd bills are not necessarily representative of real costs of healthcare. Poring over them wouldn’t do much good.[/quote]
no Eugene, it is like the infamous $60 charge for a tablet of aspirin. you survey 10 hospital administrators and you’ll find 10 defending that until they are blue in the face.
So, these absurd bills are not necessarily representative of real costs of healthcare. Poring over them wouldn’t do much good.[/quote]
no Eugene, it is like the infamous $60 charge for a tablet of aspirin. you survey 10 hospital administrators and you’ll find 10 defending that until they are blue in the face.
So, these absurd bills are not necessarily representative of real costs of healthcare. Poring over them wouldn’t do much good.[/quote]
no Eugene, it is like the infamous $60 charge for a tablet of aspirin. you survey 10 hospital administrators and you’ll find 10 defending that until they are blue in the face.
For those recommend travel insurance, have you actually used it before here in US? I am asking because it seems most travel insurance excludes pre-existing conditions or has a very low cap for pre-existing conditions. Wouldn’t that make it pratically useless?
For those recommend travel insurance, have you actually used it before here in US? I am asking because it seems most travel insurance excludes pre-existing conditions or has a very low cap for pre-existing conditions. Wouldn’t that make it pratically useless?
For those recommend travel insurance, have you actually used it before here in US? I am asking because it seems most travel insurance excludes pre-existing conditions or has a very low cap for pre-existing conditions. Wouldn’t that make it pratically useless?
For those recommend travel insurance, have you actually used it before here in US? I am asking because it seems most travel insurance excludes pre-existing conditions or has a very low cap for pre-existing conditions. Wouldn’t that make it pratically useless?
