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I still think the way to go is to have a price index where if procedure X is available in (list of countries with good healthcare system) for $Y, then it should
by sam0x17 8y ago
I still think the way to go is to have a price index where if procedure X is available in (list of countries with good healthcare system) for $Y, then it should be illegal to charge more than $Y in the U.S. Have a central authority that manages the price index and the list of countries that we survey prices from. Then doctors and hospitals and pharmaceuticals couldn't all take advantage of the system by charging $500 for a fucking IV drip.
- barrow-rider 8y agoI believe Australia uses something similar, at least that's what I noticed while living & working there. Ex: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Hospitals/Going_To_hospital/cost-of-care/Pages/default.aspx https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Hospitals/Going_To_hospital/co... In the US there is the Surgery Center of Oklahoma which does something similar; I believe there are doctors in Oregon who do the same as well. https://surgerycenterok.com/pricing/ https://surgerycenterok.com/pricing/