Re:The cost of two weeks in an pediatric/infant ICU
by hef19898 on Thursday July 29, 2021 @08:50AM
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As do France and Germany.
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Re:The cost of two weeks in an pediatric/infant ICU
by tiagod on Thursday July 29, 2021 @09:09AM
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Portugal too. Our system is far from perfect (the best medication is sometimes prohibitively expensive for some people who really need it - chronic patients, pensioners) but there are many examples of our national health system investing heavily in particular individuals with little chance for survival.
A recent example is health system paying for Zolgensma, the most expensive medication in the world, leading to millions of expense per year[1][2] on this medication alone for a very small amount of babies.
[1] https://tvi24.iol.pt/sociedade/saude/estado-gastou-4-1-milho...
[2] https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-eyes-arrival-of-world...