As more illegal aliens flood our country, the cost of medicine skyrockets. You see, insured and uninsured Americans foot the bill for them, because hospitals and doctors transfer the costs to the people who will pay. ‘
The burden is WORSE on the uninsured because they pay cash and they don’t have a lobby, like the insurance companies, to pressure the hospitals. Uninsured patients often pay 3 times what an insured patient pays for the same treatment.
Hospitals and doctors don’t have price lists for their services because they can’t play fast and loose with the billing process if they have a declared cost for a procedure.
This is what illegal immigration and the unprecedented influence of the corporatisation of medical care has done to our system. For now, it’s from each according to his ability, to each according to his need.....unless you’re part of the protected class, like illegal aliens or insurance companies.
Bumrungrad was the first Asian hospital accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI), the international arm of the organization that reviews and accredits American hospitals. Their checklist includes over 350 standards, for everything from surgical hygiene and anesthesia procedures to the systems in place to credential medical staff and nurses. JCI sends a team to re-review hospitals at 3-year intervals. Bumrungrad was first accredited in 2002 and re-accredited in 2005.