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How is it possible that stitches and anesthesia can cost $19,000? That's absolutely insane and such a bill could easily ruin the entire family. I know it's sai
by lawn 6y ago
How is it possible that stitches and anesthesia can cost $19,000? That's absolutely insane and such a bill could easily ruin the entire family.
I know it's said every time these stories pop up, but I'm sure glad I live in Sweden and not in the US.
- zwirbl 6y agoThe jaw surgery I underwent some years ago could have been paid like 5 times for this in central Europe. Absolute insanity
- eb0la 6y agoAt this price levels, I bet there is a whole market in the US for do-it-yourself medicine (aka. snake-oil-selling). For Europeans, this is shocking, I wonder if people in Asia or Africa have similar financial troubles if they ever need medical assistance.
- cabaalis 6y agoI paid $2,000 last year for a hospital emergency department to superglue a cut on my son's head, it took 10 minutes. Next time, I'm going to glue it myself.
- peteretep 6y agoI tend to work on the basis that Thais get paid about a fifth that Americans do, and this would have cost you $200 by an American-trained doctor in a world-class hospital in Bangkok. If you’re actually poor, social security would cover it.
- Yuioup 6y agoThat's why the US political system is broken. Companies lobby representatives for incentives and breaks and in the end you get something like this. It's dysfunctional.