eli5: if an operational cost of an MRI scan is $50-75, why does it cost up to $3500 to a patient?

Question

Explain like I’m European.

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Answer 1

It costs like 70 dollars here in Brazil, at least in my small city near the Amazon forest. The machines are the same as yours, they all cost more than 1 million dollars. So, the answer is that your healthcare system is fucked.