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Re:SF hospital charged $15K ‘trauma response fee’ for baby t... by riquito on Friday July 06, 2018 @01:52AM (#17469210)
> If the baby had an MRI instead of a medical exam by a team of specialists, the headline would lose some weight.

How so? In my country (Italy) for an MRI I would pay from 42 USD to 81 USD, depending on my income.

Not saying that's its real cost since we pay taxes to grant this to everyone, but from here to 18k...

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Re:SF hospital charged $15K ‘trauma response fee’ for baby t... by rasz on Friday July 06, 2018 @04:45AM (#17469912)
Bad comparison. Italy has far inferior health system, barely able to provide 2x better infant mortality rate at 1/3 the cost when compared to US. /sarcasm
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