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stollen

(1,036 posts) Tue Mar 7, 2017, 02:44 PM Mar 2017

A friend just got out of 8-1/2 hours of cancer surgery [View all]

here in Germany. He'd had the same surgery in the US, and doctors basically did nothing besides close him back up and offer a bill of $160,000 and an educated guess as to life expectancy.

German doctors had a look and were surprised that the US doctors hadn't at least taken out a tumor that was obstructing a bowel and causing much pain. They said if that didn't come out soon, he would die of that rather than the cancer.

The bill: 25,000 euro.

Chaffetz is a heartless bastard, to compare a life/death surgery to a cell phone cost and imply it's the patient's fault.

You own him, 3rd district Utah. SHAME ON YOU.

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A friend just got out of 8-1/2 hours of cancer surgery [View all] stollen Mar 2017 OP

The US needs to look at other models for health care. Ilsa Mar 2017 #1

Sanders discussed this basic idea until he turned blue stollen Mar 2017 #3

No, he did not talk about it until he turned blue. SunSeeker Mar 2017 #15

Much attention has been paid to other countries' exceptional and northoftheborder Mar 2017 #2

voters with a clue also helps. stollen Mar 2017 #4

In Switzerland, people are required to purchase private TexasBushwhacker Mar 2017 #10

If ever there were a country dedicated to its own citizens, it would be Switzerland. stollen Mar 2017 #19

The thing that's funny TexasBushwhacker Mar 2017 #20

Yeah, the minute I cross the border, the prices rise incredibly stollen Mar 2017 #22

Must read article about cost of hip replacement in Belgium $13,000 vs USA $100,000 Hamlette Mar 2017 #5

Medical costs in the US are absolutely disgusting stollen Mar 2017 #7

Wishing you good luck with your surgery. n/t Zing Zing Zingbah Mar 2017 #13

Thanks! I appreciate it. stollen Mar 2017 #21

He is the worst of the worst. Initech Mar 2017 #6

I tried to call all his office numbers stollen Mar 2017 #8

butbutbut amerika has the BESTEST medi$$$ine. pansypoo53219 Mar 2017 #9

USA didn't used to be bad LeftInTX Mar 2017 #11

What's the cancer type? Norbert9 Mar 2017 #12

Yes stollen Mar 2017 #17

good post, you have a lucky friend! Republicans are "heartless bastards" & as Obama always said, Sunlei Mar 2017 #14

Glad your friend got that care. democrank Mar 2017 #16

The US system is uncivilized stollen Mar 2017 #18