Why an MRI costs $1,080 in America and $280 in France

Re:Why an MRI costs $1,080 in America and $280 in France by ktizo on Sunday March 04, 2012 @08:22AM (#3662689)

If the US has the leading healthcare for the elderly in the world, how come it comes 36th in terms of life expectancy?

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Re:Why an MRI costs $1,080 in America and $280 in France by adrianN on Sunday March 04, 2012 @08:32AM (#3662702)

Because healthcare is but one of a zillion factors that influence life expectancy?

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Re:Why an MRI costs $1,080 in America and $280 in France by ktizo on Sunday March 04, 2012 @09:15AM (#3662783)

Fair point.

I still doubt that it is the extra cost of caring for elderly people really well that is the major factor that is keeping the other costs high though. Especially since there are less very elderly people, as a percentage of population, than in other developed countries.

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Re:Why an MRI costs $1,080 in America and $280 in France by DanBC on Sunday March 04, 2012 @10:15AM (#3662898)

Because people have to reach old age before they get "leading healthcare for the elderly"; the ones that don't reach old age cause low ranking in life expectancy charts.

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Re:Why an MRI costs $1,080 in America and $280 in France by shingen on Sunday March 04, 2012 @08:46AM (#3662723)

Because we're also the fattest and least healthy (diet & exercise) of the nations with high per capita income and moderately high life expectancy.

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