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> In general a trip to the doctor and medicine is $10-20. I paid $500 for a 4 night stay in hospital (appendicitis) But you need to factor in your monthly cost
by nickjj 8y ago
> In general a trip to the doctor and medicine is $10-20. I paid $500 for a 4 night stay in hospital (appendicitis)
But you need to factor in your monthly costs into the equation.
If you never experience a severe illness or accident then you're paying $3,020 ($250/month?) a year to see a doctor once for a routine checkup, or ~30k for 10 years, or nearly ~100k for 30 years.
- throwaway4job 8y agoOnce again, a "very smart" hn commenter doesn't understand the concepts of risk or insurance. Quelle surprise.
- jjoonathan 8y agoLow out-of-pocket is an advantage in and of itself. The total cost calculations that show the US system to be twice do include taxes spent on health care, naturally.