News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us (2013) [pdf].

Re:Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us (2013) [pdf] by mmel on Sunday November 13, 2016 @10:56PM (#12947451)
If anyone is interested, you can look up what single payer costs[1] are for various procedures in Australia, you can pay more than what is listed if you go private, but it still isn't anywhere near the cost of what procedures cost in the USA.

[1] http://www.mbsonline.gov.au/internet/mbsonline/publishing.ns...

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us (2013) [pdf] by james0001 on Monday November 14, 2016 @09:35AM (#12949990)
Can you get a private MRI without a doctor's requisition in Australia? I know in Canada they try to burn you at the stake if you do that.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us (2013) [pdf] by distances on Monday November 14, 2016 @10:50AM (#12950528)
Why would one get a private MRI without doctor's orders?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us (2013) [pdf] by cardiffspaceman on Monday November 14, 2016 @02:06PM (#12952360)
Because you don't have claustrophobia and you're interested in what the MRI might show.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us (2013) [pdf] by nomel on Tuesday November 15, 2016 @02:10AM (#12956210)
Why should curiosity be covered? A similar scenario involving car insurance, and curiosity of "what's inside", would surely be considered fraud.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us (2013) [pdf] by james0001 on Wednesday November 16, 2016 @11:25AM (#12968478)
It doesn't need to be covered just don't try to restrict me from diagnosing my own health when doctors have shown their shit at diagnostics
[ Parent | on HN ]