Any medical procedure in the US costs 3 to 5 times what it costs in other nations.....and the main reason is the lawyers in America have gotten rich while they have ruined our healthcare system.The other reason it is so expensive is because the insurance companies are billed up the wazoo for what should be more reasonable prices, but this done so that the illegals, the sluggos, and the Gibsmedats get theirs paid for.
Part of what you say is true, but part of it is also that it's damn expensive to have an ER equipped and staffed to handle anything, 24/7. The same is true of doctors' offices, clinics, etc.
Expectations of medical care in this country border on the ability to summon miracles.
You might find cheaper medical care in India or Pakistan, but you're also rolling the dice in a way that you do not do in the US.
I agree with what you say - people expect medical professionals and the medical system to be their false "savior" and they want miracles, extended life, no suffering, never to get old, and to live forever - all for "free."
You might find cheaper medical care in India or Pakistan, but you're also rolling the dice in a way that you do not do in the US.
I was not comparing our prices to those nation's per se - but here are comparisons with Western governments or those relatively so.
Look at these charts:
21 graphs that show America’s health-care prices are ludicrous
Cleary, the US prices and costs are out of control.
I am not completely blaming the providers - but I also blame the greedy lawyers, the government, the illegals, the lazy, and those Americans who don't give a damn about personal responsibility.