- May 20, 2009
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The USA has a quasi-government run healthcare system. Like a tarantula with a tarantula wasp larva growing inside it, there's enough of a "Private sector" exterior to fool people into thinking that we have a private market systems, but it's government at its core.
"For Americans, the deal is much better Heart bypass surgery in the U.S. costs $113,000 while the same surgery in Thailand costs just $13,000. A knee replacement in the U.S. costs $48,000. In Thailand, it's nearly $40,000 less at just $8,500. (These numbers come from a 2011 report from the OECD. You can find more cost comparisons on page 12 of the report here.)"
http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/48723982.pdf
"For Americans, the deal is much better Heart bypass surgery in the U.S. costs $113,000 while the same surgery in Thailand costs just $13,000. A knee replacement in the U.S. costs $48,000. In Thailand, it's nearly $40,000 less at just $8,500. (These numbers come from a 2011 report from the OECD. You can find more cost comparisons on page 12 of the report here.)"
http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/48723982.pdf
