Total Cost of Her Covid-19 Treatment: $34,927.43

Re:Total Cost of Her Covid-19 Treatment: $34,927.43 by lidHanteyk on Saturday March 21, 2020 @10:36AM (#22646749)

We know that a good rule of thumb in the USA is that health care costs are roughly twice what they ought to be. So just multiply by two: We could have treated around 238k people.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Total Cost of Her Covid-19 Treatment: $34,927.43 by vidarh on Saturday March 21, 2020 @11:23AM (#22647129)

Much more than twice. The per capita cost (across all Americans, not just those eligible) for Medicare and Medicaid is higher than the healthcare costs of most other developed countries before you even factor in private insurance.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Total Cost of Her Covid-19 Treatment: $34,927.43 by pwdisswordfish2 on Saturday March 21, 2020 @11:07AM (#22646990)

What’s the rule of thumb on the pricing of military equipment?

[ Parent | on HN ]