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Admitted at the ER, two day stay at the hospital (42 hours).

One CT scan of the stomach and abdomen, 5 liters of saline water, intravenous antibiotics, a room for a day and a half, and blood work of course.

$16,200 insurance price
$6700 cash price.

Sarcastic: I love how free market capitalism has built a medical system that is too expensive to use.

outlander said:

Admitted at the ER, two day stay at the hospital (42 hours).

One CT scan of the stomach and abdomen, 5 liters of saline water, intravenous antibiotics, a room for a day and a half, and blood work of course.

$16,200 insurance price
$6700 cash price.

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Assuming that was a public hospital and not a private one, that would cost you nothing in Australia. However, you would not get your choice of doctor.

The good news is that we receive treatment in medical emergencies and are not turned away if we can’t afford it.

Warrigal said:

Assuming that was a public hospital and not a private one, that would cost you nothing in Australia. However, you would not get your choice of doctor.

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Same in the UK

Blessed in the U.K. & it's N.H.S.
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Officially launched at Park Hospital in Davyhulme, near Manchester, England (now known as Trafford General Hospital).
Labour's Minister for Health Aneurin Bevan is popularly considered the NHS's founder



In practice, "free at the point of use" normally means that anyone legitimately registered with the system (i.e. in possession of an NHS number), that is a UK resident in clinical need of treatment, can access medical care, without payment.

National Health Service (England) - Wikipedia