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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Went to Thailand. Sister and law broke arm.  Went to a remote ER that was no where even near a top hospital in Bangkok.  Seen immediately by the ER doc.  X-ray, setting, cast, prescription for pain, followup visit, and total doctors fees....grand total was $300.

Excellent care too not even anywhere near Thailand's top hospitals.  The US is far, farrrrrrr below Thailand now for healthcare.  It's insane.  US healthcare is probably barely better than Venezuela or North Korea at this point and doesn't even deserve to be talked about with other actual developed nations.  10000x the price of what it needs to be for far worse outcomes, rationing, and death.  Did you know that in South Korea the average citizen goes to the doctor more than 12 times a year!  That's how affordable and accessible medicine is in other parts of the world. [/quote]

Agreed.  We live in Asia.    I do an annual physical package at a good hospital that includes bloodwork, EKG, mammogram, ultrasound, hearing test, eye exam, bloodwork and a 20 minute consultation with a doctor who reviewed all the results in an integrated way for $300.   The bill for a recent colonoscopy (without insurance) was $200.  I have insurance, but some expenses, I don't even bother submitting because the costs for some medications and basic doctor's visits are so low that it's not worth my time to do the paperwork. [b]If I had some rare disease and needed an experimental trial or some groundbreaking complicated surgery, I would want to be in the USA.  For everything else, not so much[/b]

This is exactly what happened to my friend who was living in Asia. She was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive cancer because of their superior screening but was advised to immediately fly back to the U.S. for care. 
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This is something that every expat, immigrant, or anyone who has lived abroad for a while knows to be true.[/quote][/quote]

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