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joshcryer

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5. So add an air conditioner.

Reply to JI7 (Reply #1)

Sun Aug 4, 2013, 05:31 AM

Aug 2013

In reality their method is not much different from what we have here, for, say, cataract surgery. They run cataract / lasix operations like a factory, dozens and dozens of people a day, once a week. Except they run their operation every day of the week.

Oh, and patient family members act as the nurses.

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Heart surgery in India for $1,583 costs $106,385 in US [View all] eridani Aug 2013 OP

isn't stuff like getting rid of air conditioning too much ? JI7 Aug 2013 #1

I'd for sure go for paying $2000 just to keep the air conditioning n/t eridani Aug 2013 #2

i don't think it would even be that much JI7 Aug 2013 #4

So add an air conditioner. joshcryer Aug 2013 #5

That's because you have allowed yourselves to become trained mugs. dipsydoodle Aug 2013 #3

Patient family members = nurses = nice. joshcryer Aug 2013 #6

This exposes the pay inequity between jobs that can be outsourced and those that can't. reformist2 Aug 2013 #7

The cost of health care in the US is ridiculous B Calm Aug 2013 #8