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Why We Are Here => Water Cooler => Topic started by: ukgimp on March 13, 2017, 01:29:43 PM

Title: Spend More...Die Younger
Post by: ukgimp on March 13, 2017, 01:29:43 PM
https://ourworldindata.org/the-link-between-life-expectancy-and-health-spending-us-focus

Title: Re: Spend More...Die Younger
Post by: Rumbas on March 13, 2017, 01:36:30 PM
Not looking for the Danes.. auch.
..and we're spending a LOT.
Title: Re: Spend More...Die Younger
Post by: Mackin USA on March 13, 2017, 02:23:27 PM
The healthcare system in the USA is FUCKED and I don't see any solutions that make sense.
Title: Re: Spend More...Die Younger
Post by: ukgimp on March 13, 2017, 02:27:51 PM
The costs are insane. Pharmas and medics are earning big. Or that's how it looks.

I saw a comparison, hip operation or similar, forgetting NHS etc, the costs per country were insanely different, for comparable care.

Title: Re: Spend More...Die Younger
Post by: Mackin USA on March 13, 2017, 02:56:43 PM
Medical tourism in Mexico is on the rise, thanks to the mushrooming of numerous state-of-the-art hospitals in Mexico providing world-class facilities at affordable costs.

Costs are much lower than UK or USA
Title: Re: Spend More...Die Younger
Post by: littleman on March 13, 2017, 04:57:15 PM
I suspect that the data would be mostly normalized if corrected for obesity.
Title: Re: Spend More...Die Younger
Post by: Travoli on March 13, 2017, 05:46:34 PM
That is a great point LM.
Title: Re: Spend More...Die Younger
Post by: DrCool on March 13, 2017, 05:50:34 PM
I want to see more places like this: https://surgerycenterok.com/

Flat fee, published prices, no hidden garbage.
Title: Re: Spend More...Die Younger
Post by: nffc on March 13, 2017, 06:31:06 PM
>corrected for obesity.

Turkey seem to have got pounds and kilos mixed up.