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About LinkBacksIf I ever have cancer I want to be treated in MD Anderson Cancer Centre Houston.Originally Posted by toughbutfair
If I ever have cancer I want to be treated in MD Anderson Cancer Centre Houston.
That wasn't an option. Ireland or the 3rd world?
Sorry, you've got a pre-existing condition. Health insurance denied. Hope you've got the money to pay for it yourself.
If you're unfortunate enough to develop cancer (and as somebody who had a scare I hope you never are) you go ask your consultant where the treatment and medication you're receiving was developed.
A poster of some consequence...
Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.
Jim Carrey.
Or in Ireland, sorry you have to go on a waiting list, save the money you will be paying on travel expenses and buy a plot.
I've had it in my family too but my point remains. Ireland or the 3rd world.
This 3rd world cliche is extremely stupid.
GF
If you are in Ireland and are told to come back in 10 months then you have 9 months to scratch your hole. You have nothing to lose by going to a witch doctor in the meantime.
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The US has an exceptionally complex system. It is a system which introduces new technology rapidly – at a
price. It delivers (in some areas at least) high quality of care, together with greater innovation and choice
than in most other OECD systems. But it is not a system set up to bend the cost curve, unlike many other
OECD countries. This is one of the major reasons why costs are high: the US system leaves patients largely
indifferent to the price eventually charged for a medical good or service. Those who have insurance know
that their costs will be covered. Physicians know this, and furthermore have an incentive to offer services as
they are, largely, paid on a fee-for-service. In addition, ‘defensive medicine’ due to the threat of litigation,
gives a further reason why physicians might suggest an additional diagnostic test, even if the medical
benefits are likely to be limited, and the costs of malpractice insurance pushes up the prices that doctors
charge. Because of the high degree of choice, it is difficult to constrain costs because people can opt-out of
the more regulated system
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/5/34/43800977.pdf
Ireland ain't perfect...by any means...but the current health provisions in the USA are not 1st world........
Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.
Jim Carrey.
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