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I wouldn’t feel too bad for the hospitals. They are happy to mark up prices by an outrageous amount. My company does medical devices. One device goes for around
by Ididntdothis 7y ago
I wouldn’t feel too bad for the hospitals. They are happy to mark up prices by an outrageous amount. My company does medical devices. One device goes for around 20k to the hospital. I have heard that the hospital often charges 80-100k for the device plus the cost for doctors and facility which is often another 50k or more.
- cosmiccatnap 7y agoConsidering your company probably makes them for <5k I'd say it's sad all around
- ma2rten 7y agoI doubt that's the case in Italy.
- jagger27 7y agoI don't feel bad for hospitals, I feel bad for the patients in hospitals who suffer because of the greed of private companies.
- negrit 7y agoIn the US yes, thanks god not every country has 3rd world healthcare.
- rbanffy 7y agoThe third world finds this comparison rather offensive.
- oliwarner 7y agoThis was an Italian hospital, not an American one. Devices and drugs are dispensed at cost, or lower, and that number often comes out considerably less than the public list price. Either which way, typical healthcare profiteering is not going to end well here. There is simply too much on the line to allow people to block or threaten progress.