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[outlander]

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.

 

[Paco Dennis]

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

 

[Warrigal]

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.

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.

 

[Aunt Bea]

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

 

[hollydolly]

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.

Same in the UK