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The Henry Ford of Heart Surgery [India ($2,000) US ($20,000-$100,000)]
Wall St. Journal ^
| November 20th, 2009
Posted on 11/20/2009 7:45:10 PM PST by Steelfish
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posted on
11/20/2009 7:45:11 PM PST
by
Steelfish
To: Steelfish
3174 CABG heart surgeries for 42 surgeons in 2008 means 74 heart surgeries per surgeon per year. That ain’t no great shakes...we got one heart surgeon here in Mid-MO and do about 100 per year.
Not to mention, the parameters as to WHEN cardiac surgery may be warranted, vice percutaneous angioplasty/ stenting may be worlds different between India and the US.
There is a LOT to consider with this article when extrapolating data.
BTW, what is the average wage for a support person in India...like an RN, OR tech etc? And, what exactly is the cost of living in India? I really don’t know.
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posted on
11/20/2009 7:55:34 PM PST
by
Ethrane
("semper consolar")
To: Ethrane
BTW, what is the average wage for a support person in India...like an RN, OR tech etc? And, what exactly is the cost of living in India? I really dont know.Cheap is a understatement
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posted on
11/20/2009 7:59:00 PM PST
by
jedi150
To: Steelfish
Other factors that reduce costs in India could be an absence of malpractice attorneys and non union labor in the hospitals.
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posted on
11/20/2009 8:05:12 PM PST
by
The Great RJ
("The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money." M. Thatcher)
To: The Great RJ
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posted on
11/20/2009 8:07:29 PM PST
by
Steelfish
To: The Great RJ
Other factors that reduce costs in India could be an absence of malpractice attorneys and non union labor in the hospitals.
And that the US has payed for all the medical technology research that is required!
To: Steelfish
Lets see, air fare, hotel stay, 2 weeks of curried rice dishes, and the surgery, all for under 5000 USD?
I know where I would go. And how to get the procedure paid for by my insurance to boot.
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posted on
11/20/2009 8:26:49 PM PST
by
Candor7
((The effective weapons Against Fascism are ridicule, derision, and truth (.Member NRA))
To: Steelfish
You have to admire the cost cutting while still maintaining quality.
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posted on
11/20/2009 8:33:44 PM PST
by
iowamark
To: Ethrane
Support people, about 1/10th the price as in the US. Cost of living is about 1/20th. LOW costs...
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posted on
11/20/2009 8:37:40 PM PST
by
PugetSoundSoldier
(Pray for President Obama: Psalms 109:8)
To: Steelfish
no JCAHO to bottle up the works....
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posted on
11/20/2009 8:57:48 PM PST
by
mo
To: Candor7
How do you get the procedure paid for by your insurance?
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posted on
11/20/2009 9:07:58 PM PST
by
1010RD
(First Do No Harm)
To: 1010RD
That will cost you a consultation fee.
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posted on
11/20/2009 9:11:45 PM PST
by
Candor7
((The effective weapons Against Fascism are ridicule, derision, and truth (.Member NRA))
To: Candor7
No smiley face? Where’s your fee schedule?
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posted on
11/20/2009 9:12:33 PM PST
by
1010RD
(First Do No Harm)
To: Ethrane
My doctor is from India and she was wearing a pretty top when I went in earlier this month. I commented on it and she said that she buys them for $10-$15 in India and over here they sell for $60-$115.
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posted on
11/20/2009 9:15:24 PM PST
by
lonestar
(Obama and his czars have turned Bush's "mess" into a national crisis!)
To: Steelfish
I read the whole story. Fascinating! This man is saving many lives. God bless him.
To: Ethrane
Sounds to me the answer to our high healthcare is to outsource our sick people to India! LOL!
My doctor is from India and went to med school there...as did her husband.
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posted on
11/20/2009 9:19:36 PM PST
by
lonestar
(Obama and his czars have turned Bush's "mess" into a national crisis!)
To: 1010RD
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posted on
11/20/2009 9:27:14 PM PST
by
Candor7
((The effective weapons Against Fascism are ridicule, derision, and truth (.Member NRA))
To: Steelfish
Just amazing. I had a quadruple bypass on January 29, 2009.
On close inspection of the bill there was astonishing costs for all the meds and the disposables used. Total bill was 89,000 including the doctor. I might just as well have gone to India for the procedure. I was only in the hospital for four days. An amazing 22,000 per day. Ugly and really dumb nurses too that made lots of errors in dosages etc.
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posted on
11/20/2009 9:28:33 PM PST
by
Utah Binger
(Mount Carmel Utah, Where Maynard Dixon's ashes remain.)
To: Candor7
Yeah but how can you leave the country for a medical procedure without getting Obama’s permission ?
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posted on
11/21/2009 12:10:12 AM PST
by
libh8er
To: Utah Binger
Escorts Heart Institute, one of India's truly world class cardiac hospitals. I know some people who were treated there and they were very happy with the treatment and care they got.
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posted on
11/21/2009 12:16:17 AM PST
by
libh8er
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