> In Japan the first time I went to a doctor it was for stomach pain. He gave me on ultrasound and declared I had hepatitis. Ultrasound? That is absurd. I can

> In Japan the first time I went to a doctor it was for stomach pain. He gave me on ultrasound and declared I had hepatitis. Ultrasound? That is absurd. I can't speak for UK/US/Japan but in India situation is quite similar. Opaque pricing along with quacks (or maybe genuine doctors) out to milk as much as they can, especially if they know that you have insurance. A colleague of mine who had stomach pain was told that he had to get his appendix removed. When he refused the doctor actually threatened him with a write-up to ensure that he doesn't receive any insurance money. After the company got involved he was moved to another hospital, only to be told that he had stomach gas.