@momsquad, I think you came to a debatable conclusion about “rare” skilled diagnosticians. Young doctors can come up with an out-of-the-box diagnosis simply because out-of-the-box diseases, which they have been just studying about, are fresher in their minds. That doesn’t mean their older counterparts aren’t as good at coming up with the correct diagnosis. It’s just that their diagnoses tend to be more focused on their area of specialty.
@roethlisburger It has been several years (about 2005 or so) but I had a herniated disk and over a period of a few years had several MRIs and the cost was 50-75 usd each time. I did not have insurance, this was the full cost. I would not have had any sort of surgery in this country but the equipment was fine.
According to one source, http://time.com/money/2995166/why-does-mri-cost-so-much/, the average MRI is $2611. If you got an MRI for under $75, in the US, even 10 years ago that should count as a minor miracle.
Yes. My doc says that after sending her parients to a facility with a 3T machine she will not use the others. The article does not even talk about the maintenance the MRI instruments require: a periodic “infusion” of cryogens. Liquid N2 and He. The latter is not cheap. If the magnet quenches, it takes a while to get it back up and running.
( But it is so cool : https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9SOUJP5dFEg
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I live in Korea and medical care here is superior to and far, far more affordable than it is in the US. Every year when I pay my ($100k+) in taxes, I do so happily, knowing that everyone around me will be able to see a doctor when they need one. In fact, as I consider a possible future return to the US (as my parents age, the notion grows more and more immediate), healthcare is a huge negative that may keep me away for good, despite the many wonderful things the US has to offer and the wonderful people I know and love there.
You pay $100,000 a year in taxes? Just checking for clarity.
Yeah, biz is good, and I’m grateful.
You mean this in Korea. So your taxes are in KRW.
Yes, but I can do simple math @cbreeze
@roethlisburger sorry if I was not clear, the MRI was not in the US, I lived overseas for 13 years. Medical care there was terrible
@TomSrOfBoston correct , nothing is FREE
@alwaysamom I know people in Canada that have a less than routine issue and would beg to differ about what you get – I think socialized medicine works pretty well for most simple routine medical issues, but not so well for the difficult or complex
This thread has veered way off the topic. It was about medical care in the US by those who went to non-US medical schools. It was not about the costs of care and getting it elsewhere. I have seen no other comments after I pointed out how the survey was bad because it did not account for residency training- which must be done in the US.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe that without residency training, a physician cannot get a license to practice medicine in the U.S.
@toomanyteens I’ve lived in Canada for 40+ years and I can tell you that we have had a variety of difficult, complex, and life-threatening health issues, including cancer treatment for myself and for one of my Ds. We have always had prompt and excellent care. I don’t know of even one Canadian who would trade what they have for the debacle that is the system in the U.S.