Americans pay more for health care than any other people on Earth. The U.S. ranks last among 11 nations in several categories, including access, efficiency, equity and health outcomes. Even worse, adult life expectancy in the U.S. has fallen below that of 56 countries on six continents.
Jeeeez, this makes me sad
It’s the for-profit way, baby!
*cries in corner with lower back pain*
Aye glad your back pain is decreasing :)
Wait… :(
Just throwing out there that my lower back pain (and pretty much all the other achy bullshit) cleared up when I started lifting weights. Obviously I don’t know anything about your situation so if that’s not an option for you to try I hope you can find another solution.
Seems to make a lot of people sad. And angry. And broke.
Yet…somehow…we can’t get this fixed.
Yeah, but if you’re rich you can cut in line. Won’t anyone think of the rich???
I went to an annual check up a month ago. Got my abdomen and throat pushed on for lumps, got a flu shot, got a prescription for ADHD meds (just the paper), got a blood test for cholesterol (cheapest part of the itemized invoice). Total without insurance was $523 for less that a 10min stay, with insurance it was $10. New insurance (Blue Cross) denied paying for my meds even though I’ve been taking them since middle school. Our country is garbage because we care about investors above all else.
Had to go for a lung function test recently at the hospital - blew air into a tube for 5 minutes and the bill was $1,600 after insurance 😭
Investors are good at getting Christians to vote in the interest of investors using two or three wedge issues. Investors don’t need guns, they have guards, no need for public education, private schools, if they need an abortion, they fly wherever their mistress can get one. Meanwhile, Republicans.
USA USA USA
Have uveitis. Multiple times. Tons of blood work. 5 different machines. Multiple eye scans. Three different medications, one has to be taken every hour. Seeing a bunch of specialists. Had to go to emergency multiple times.
About $150 total (all for medication).
It’s good to be a Canadian.
I would love a detailed analysis of what this would look like in the US. My gut impulse is tens of thousands. Anyone know?
Am ophthalmologist in USA. Treat uveitis regularly. The two drops I routinely recommend are prednisolone and atropine, which can be bought for under $50 via Goodrx (don’t get me started). The retina scan cash price at my office is $40. The basic eye exam fee is $112 for a new patient with dilation. Not sure what other testing they required.
that’ll cost, uh… your soul
Well, one MRI cost me $10,000, so likely a 6 figures bill
Looking it up St. Lucia is around 300k per night
That’s gonna be a no from me dawg.
I get sick just from this fact
The Fiji one is $2800 + tax per night for the single room villa.
Looking up some rooms in the UK, they stop showing prices above about £4k/night and change the “select” button to “enquire”.
What’s the St. Lucia one called?
Lover’s Deep St. Lucia Submarine
hol up
IndeedIn debt*St. Lucia looks cool and scary at the same time. Hope it doesn’t spring a leak while you’re asleep! 😟
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I’m sorry you were born without a brain.
They couldn’t afford it.
That’s sad, but true. The system works because voters keep voting for the wrong party, time and time again.
