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| US Medical Costs Conundrum |
| 2009-06-22 |
| Physician-written article about huge variations in the cost of care for no apparently good reason. This is not an issue our esteemed leaders are likely to face in their mad rush to screw up US health care and bankrupt the country. |
| Posted by:Anguper Hupomosing9418 |
| #5 The Mexican border has nothing to do with the difference in prices. In the article, McAllen TX was compared to El Paso TX. The article takes into account the fact that procedures are priced individually (pretty much the same for all US communities), yet there are still massive differences in pricing between the two communities. Medicare, in some cases, pays by the diagnosis, not by the procedure, for some hospitalizations, but has the same rules for El Paso as it does for McAllen. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2009-06-22 18:59 |
| #4 ION PRAVDA > THE US ECONOMIC RECESSION IS A HOAX/US ECONOMIC INDICATORS ON THE RISE. Also on PRAVDA > GREENLAND TO BECOME THE 51st STATE OF THE USA. ARTIC = A number of Greenies are forming an independence movement from DENMARK, + USA had been milpol interested in the island since the 1920's. INTERNAT STRUGGLE [future WAR?] FOR ARCTIC RESOURCES HAS ONLY BEGUN??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-06-22 18:58 |
| #3 Someone pointed out to me the other day that one reason for the high cost is that its priced by the procedure and not the result. In other words you are paying for each procedure. prescription, bandage, crutch, miniute of physical therapy, and whatever to get your hip replacement and not for a 'hip replacement package'. And of course along with each of those item is overhead in charging, billing, etc... If we were a car - you aren't paying for the car, but for each item, Engine, transmission, steering wheel, tires, booth babe, trunk, seats, mirrors, lights, radio, etc... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2009-06-22 17:15 |
| #2 long article but worth the read. and illegals have nothing to do with it. El Paso with similar demographics and same illegal population is mentioned significantly in the first 3-4 paragraphs. prime difference in cost is the collective mindset of the physicians in the area. |
| Posted by: abu do you love 2009-06-22 16:24 |
| #1 Yeah, the article goes on and on and never mentions that it's on the border (with Mexico), where the market is distorted to hell... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2009-06-22 15:44 |