Why an MRI Costs $1,080 in America and $280 in France You guys are getting shafted - and not by the government (well, except for the fact that they aren't doing enough about the problem).
http://www.european-hospital.com/en/article/8808-France_ranks_low_in_Europe_for_MRI_equipment.html Nice price, if you don't die before you get your turn.
yeah but flipside is in this country we cant bargain for lower rates from drug companies or health care. and theyve decided to bankrupt everyone for their services
It's kept me alive twice thanks. Either operation would have bankrupted my family. And there will always be limits on providing, in the US, it's cost, in the UK and to a lesser extent Canada and France, it's capacity. Either will kill you. In the UK, Canada and France, it doesn't 99% of the time.
Life expectancy in France 80.7, Germany 79.4, Spain 80.9, Italy 80.5, UK 79.4... The USA ties with Cuba for 78.3 years. I'll agree these Europeans can probably do better, but, they do seem to have a lead on the peasants in the USA.
It all depends on whether the insurance company thinks it can get more out of them in the future than the cost of care now.
heh heh... u said... after... heh heh... thats now already.. not a future point down the road... heh heh...
No, not in the US. In France how ever it seems to be as the French tend to live, on average, almost 3 years longer than Americans: List of countries by life expectancy More importantly is how the US compares to Canada. The two countries are similar in many ways, with similar demographics and culture. The big key difference there is the health care system. It seems to me Canadians have the better system. But then, you aren't much of an evidence guy are you?
At least de peasants do get a chance to stay alive. Face it. A healthy economy means that the money is there where it's needed the most.
