Why an MRI costs $1,080 in America and $280 in France

Doctors are greedy!

That's why.

They double-bill patients, they over-bill patients, they get kick backs from drug companies, they scare patients into unneeded surgeries, they are just too damn greedy...........

Whenever Obama tries to shake up the medical system, doctors try to stop him.
 
Quote from nutmeg:

In 2009, Americans spent $7,960 per person on health care.
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Could be because our gov't requires more.

Everybody needs a multiple drug tests for work. You need a Dr note to call in sick, then you need a Dr note to return to work.Kids need many physicals during the school year. Every institution has their own form and requires the form to be filled out by your Dr.Seldom can you use an existing physical.

Everyone is encouraged to get a flu vaccine.

How about auto accidents? That's health care.

We could have a perfectly healty population but still spend an enormous amount on health care.

EMT's, ambulances and helicpoters are health care costs.

There is plenty the author left out.


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You can bargin down costs but fixed expenses you can't.


What effect does property taxes have on health care, or cost of employee's?
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Wow that's crazy. I never have done a drug test for a job here. Or even a full checkup. I think I have had one free checkup (free as in provided by the school) 15 years ago when I was a child, but that's all. I pay €100 euro's a month on health insurance. My last visit to the dentsit cost me €22. So yes, health care is even expensive in Europe and getting more expensive.
 
Without knowing what the actual statistics, I would guess that the main causes for high medical costs in declining order are:

High medical malpractice insurance rates
High rate of obesity
High utilization of specialists rather than general practitioners
Inefficiency of dealing with many different private insurers
High costs for medical school
 
My sister in law just went through one of those programs to become a certified medical billing and coding specialist. And it is crazy how many different interpretations there can be for the same services. They obviously have guidelines but it seems like your bill could vary greatly depending on who is working. There are something like 3 or 4 7000 page books broken down into drugs, specialties and areas of service with a code for every conceivable product or procedure.
 
Quote from beachhouse:



Whenever Obama tries to shake up the medical system, doctors try to stop him.
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I thought the Dems were for lawyers suing the crap out of everybody over medical BS? That BS drives up insurance costs. If ObamaCare takes over who are they going to sue? Themselves?
 
Quote from noob_trad3r:

In europe college is free so doctors can charge less. In the US the debt load of medical school means they have to charge more.
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Sounds like my kids are moving to Europe... :cool:
 
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