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Surgeon, Writer, Researcher, Dilettante. https://www.ariadnelabs.org/  http://www.lifebox.org/ 

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    Atul Gawande‏Verified account @Atul_Gawande 3 Aug 2013

    The price of a hip. For a man denied coverage ("pre-existing condition), $13K in Belgium v $78K at home. @nytimes http://nyti.ms/1ejGQcD 

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      1. MedSchoolHumor‏ @medschoolhumor 4 Aug 2013
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        @Atul_Gawande @nytimes I wonder how much the cost would change if hospitals and surgery centers made their prices available to the public

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      2. Andres Marroquin‏ @UdadisiSuperior 3 Aug 2013
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        @Atul_Gawande @nytimes Some room for medical entrepreneurs?

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      3. Brett Keller‏ @brettkeller 3 Aug 2013
        Replying to @UdadisiSuperior

        @UdadisiSuperior @Atul_Gawande in a functioning system yes, but many barriers to entry laid out in that piece. Political capture all the way

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      4. Andres Marroquin‏ @UdadisiSuperior 3 Aug 2013
        Replying to @brettkeller

        @brettkeller @Atul_Gawande I meant Belgian entrepreneurs. Or, in general, medical entrepreneurs outside the US.

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      5. Andres Marroquin‏ @UdadisiSuperior 3 Aug 2013
        Replying to @UdadisiSuperior

        @brettkeller @Atul_Gawande not defending the status quo . . . if more Americans go abroad incentives within the US might change.

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      6. Brett Keller‏ @brettkeller 4 Aug 2013
        Replying to @UdadisiSuperior

        @UdadisiSuperior got it. I actually have a post queued up for tomorrow about this piece / corruption in US medical system

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      1. H. M. Seiler‏ @hattie09ky 15 Aug 2013
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        @Atul_Gawande We need single payer #Medicare-for-all HR 676. Save billions annually. Go to http://thomas.loc.gov .

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      1. Chuck Coan‏ @coanchar 5 Aug 2013
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        @Atul_Gawande @coachgambetta @nytimes The land of the "free", as long as you can afford it!

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      1. Siôn Edwards‏ @Sionedwards 4 Aug 2013
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        MT“@Atul_Gawande: The price of a hip. $13K in Belgium v $78K at home. @nytimes http://nyti.ms/1ejGQcD ” - free in UK, if you paid taxes here

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      1. j k law‏ @jklaw99 3 Aug 2013
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        “@Atul_Gawande: The price of a hip. $13K in Belgium v $78K at home. @nytimes http://nyti.ms/1ejGQcD ” healthcare should not be a commodity

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      1. Krisna Hanks‏ @Square1Wellness 3 Aug 2013
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        @Atul_Gawande @nytimes @nytrosenthal expensive does not equal quality, in this case expensive = outrageous like most US healthcare

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      1. Thijs van der Vaart‏ @thijsvdvaart 6 Aug 2013
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        @Atul_Gawande @nytimes @nytrosenthal If you'd live in Europe, the hip would be free. We also have good food. #welcome

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      1. Dr Murali Ramaswamy‏ @ICUSolution 4 Aug 2013
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        @Atul_Gawande @nytimes , why? much cheaper in India but comes perils of corruption, poor ethics, and nosocomial infections.

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      1. Cathy van Beek‏ @CathyvanBeek56 4 Aug 2013
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        @Atul_Gawande @nytimes Also in #Netherlands that 'low' &we hopefully can lower them more because we want 2keep Healthcare #affordable4all

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      1. Prashant Kakodkar‏ @pkakodkar001 4 Aug 2013
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        @Atul_Gawande @nytimes @nytrosenthal Seems like downright looting! Why doesn't Obama talk to Cameron & use NHS as Any Qualified Provider?

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      1. Stefan Desmyter‏ @sdsmtr 4 Aug 2013
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        @Atul_Gawande @nytimes @nytrosenthal allmost all hospitals in Belgium use this public-private model. Politicians working hard to put it down

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      1. Ellen Lee Schwartz‏ @Ellen_Lee3 3 Aug 2013
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        @Atul_Gawande @nytimes @nytrosenthal The state of healthcare in this country is appalling. As one w/chronic illness, the expenses kill me.

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      1. kkm‏ @KatenNP 3 Aug 2013
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        “@Atul_Gawande: The price of a hip, $13K in Belgium v $78K at home in US. @nytimes http://nyti.ms/1ejGQcD ” #nationalhealthnow #singlepayer

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      1. kkm‏ @KatenNP 3 Aug 2013
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        “@BashfulLION: @Atul_Gawande @nytimes world's "best" healthcare is expensive...” WRONG not best, just outrageous #nationalhealthnow

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