I understand that insurances covers part of the cost. However, the total cost (before coverage) is still much higher in America. Why?
Is the supply chain different? Are doctors and staff paid better in America?
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Health care doesn’t really cost all that much. I had a kidney transplant. 10K all up. hospital stay, harvest, install, after care… the whole deal.
now… if that was paid for by an insurance company? “300K easy” why? there is this whole scam where insurance companies get charged more by hospitals to that they can show the insured that they are getting a “great deal” it’s all smoke and mirrors.
Is it more than other countries? I can’t say 100% because other countries have different tax situations that cover things like socialized medicine. Where in America, you get to choose if you want to pay for healthcare or not. It’s a freedom that the US has.
Drugs. different story. the FDA has such a stranglehold on the the drug companies that the companies are forced to charge more for drugs because of all the regulatory hoops they have to jump through. for instance.. Tadalafil (generic Cialis) 5mg, 90day supply in the US – $3000 same thing in Canada or Mexico? $33 or less. I think the insurance companies may have a hand in this too, but I’m not sure how.
Doctors. Due to the litigious nature of the current American culture, doctors have to pay a lot of money to malpractice insurance. So, they need to cover that cost. so $60-$80 to see the doctor has become standard. Insurance companies? they get charged hundreds – again to pretend like they are saving the insured money. The US citizens caused this all themselves.
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