It's too late for minor fixes.
The US healthcare system is beyond repair.
Just ask me.
Every year I hop on a plane and make the 18 hour flight to Thailand where I have all my dental and physical problems taken care of...at a fraction of what it would cost me in the States.
On the last trip I had an operation for dysphagia. Estimated cost in US $2500. Cost in Thailand at a public hospital $100 including biopsy.
They didn't even care that I was a US citizen.
(do a you tube search for "thai hospital' if you want to get an idea of what they are like.
I do keep catastrophic health care insurance which runs me $800-$900 a month just in case I get in an auto accident or have a heart attack.
But I try to visit American hospitals and doctors as little as possible.
My wife had a slight medical problem and I made the mistake of taking her to the emergency room near where I live here in the states. The bill for 4 x rays and doctor consultation....$3300. The emergency room itself cost 1300 dollars just to step into the room. They could have examined her in the lobby.
Until I turn 65 or Obmama does something to fix this broken system I'll keep making my yearly pilgrimage to Bangkok's hospitals.
The US system is dead on arrival
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It's too late for minor fixes.
March 24, 2009 - 7:49pmThe US healthcare system is beyond repair.
Just ask me.
Every year I hop on a plane and make the 18 hour flight to Thailand where I have all my dental and physical problems taken care of...at a fraction of what it would cost me in the States.
On the last trip I had an operation for dysphagia. Estimated cost in US $2500. Cost in Thailand at a public hospital $100 including biopsy.
They didn't even care that I was a US citizen.
(do a you tube search for "thai hospital' if you want to get an idea of what they are like.
I do keep catastrophic health care insurance which runs me $800-$900 a month just in case I get in an auto accident or have a heart attack.
But I try to visit American hospitals and doctors as little as possible.
My wife had a slight medical problem and I made the mistake of taking her to the emergency room near where I live here in the states. The bill for 4 x rays and doctor consultation....$3300. The emergency room itself cost 1300 dollars just to step into the room. They could have examined her in the lobby.
Until I turn 65 or Obmama does something to fix this broken system I'll keep making my yearly pilgrimage to Bangkok's hospitals.
The US system is dead on arrival
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