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InRareForm
08-10-2013, 09:28 PM
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/08/07/us/the-growing-popularity-of-having-surgery-overseas.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimes&
Wild Cobra
08-11-2013, 03:48 AM
Have you noticed all the recalls and class action lawsuits here in the states regarding implants?

What recourse or free corrective surgery does someone have elsewhere?
boutons_deux
08-11-2013, 07:00 AM
"Have you noticed all the recalls and class action lawsuits here in the states regarding implants?"

have you notice a similar number of recalls and class action lawsuits overseas?
SnakeBoy
08-11-2013, 10:05 AM
Good article on how competition lowers healthcare costs. Too bad democrats oppose allowing competition within the US.
Th'Pusher
08-11-2013, 10:37 AM
Good article on how competition lowers healthcare costs. Too bad democrats oppose allowing competition within the US.
How so?
boutons_deux
08-11-2013, 10:47 AM
American Way of Birth, Costliest in the Worldhttp://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2013/06/30/us/30procedures-intl-cost/30procedures-intl-cost-popup-v3.png

Statement after delivery without any discounts; not an official bill:

Hospital charges $20,257
Obstetrician 4,020
Anesthesiologist 3,278
Drugs 1,125


Bills for prenatal care:
Emergency visit 1,600
Genetic testing 1,500
Ultrasound 1,191
Radiology 520
Hematologist 346




http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/01/health/american-way-of-birth-costliest-in-the-world.html?src=me&ref=general&_r=0

Blatantly obvious to see why C-sections are way up and increasing everywhere. It's a business.
ElNono
08-11-2013, 01:04 PM
Good article on how competition lowers healthcare costs. Too bad democrats oppose allowing competition within the US.

I take it by "competition" you mean "regulating prices"?
The Reckoning
08-11-2013, 01:16 PM
i had a tooth filling in thailand for about 1/6 as much as id pay in texas
ElNono
08-11-2013, 01:21 PM
i had a tooth filling in thailand for about 1/6 as much as id pay in texas

Do that every time I go visit family down in south america... fixing a cavity is like $15...
pgardn
08-11-2013, 01:37 PM
I had a friend who died in a hospital in Guatemala after a fairly simple gall bladder surgery.

Ironic. He was a doctor working for a branch of doctors without borders. He wanted to show trust in the medical staff.
InRareForm
08-11-2013, 03:05 PM
I had a friend who died in a hospital in Guatemala after a fairly simple gall bladder surgery.

Damn. :(

Ironic. He was a doctor working for a branch of doctors without borders. He wanted to show trust in the medical staff.