Why can't American hospitals just buy those cheaper MRI scanners...?
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To understand what is wrong with the medical device industry in the USA, please read:https://washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/julyaugust-2010/dirty-medicine-2/ …
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What a good read, thank you.
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@tiffani hurt my knee while working in India. My MRI bill was $95 -
Geez. I was billed $3k/ea for multiple MRIs here in Virginia. And people wonder why healthcare in America is broken.
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I had mine for free in England. Had to pay like three quid for the parking though, if that helps.
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haha... parking is another issue :)
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Careful not to confuse inexpensive with innovative. Could we just regulate that medical procdure costs must be made public so patients can easily shop around like every other industry on earth.
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I think the innovation point they’re making is the low cost required them to innovate how to make MRI machines not require prohibitively expensive parts. (Not a correction, an interpretation.)
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I guess Kia innovated the auto industry then. When it comes to getting an MRI for my brain it would be nice to have a more expensive option availavle if it provided slightly better imaging. I guess I dont believe the $100 scan technology is equal to the $1000.
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Price can indicate quality but if you think it's always a good indicator I have some Monster cables to sell you

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Good one! You speak my language! If an expert medical physicist tells me the $100 MRI quality is equal to or better than the $1000 scan I'm with you. If the government tells me that I'm not so sure.
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This is the trap Americans make for themselves. End of the day, you want to see what's wrong, not win a photography competition!
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Americans think competition means better quality. Always. It's something very weird in the psyche.
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I'm in Japan and I had 3 or 4 CT scans inside of 2 weeks and spent 2 weeks hospitalized after an ER visit and left the hospital with just a ~$600 bill. (Worth noting that wages are quite low here, even for doctors, a large factor in healthcare costs here).
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What do you consider quite low?
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Most doctors in Japan earn less than most software developers in Seattle. About $100,000/year on average. You won't find $300k/year salaries here. (Average in US is $150-200k IIRC, but with a bigger gap btw rural/urban physicians).
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Oh ok I thought you meant most people earned low wages. $100,000 is doctor-low for sure but still buy-a-house-outright level so yeah
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Got to remember that American MDs typically self-pay for med school and residency can be a debt incurring period. PCPs often earn $150k but they're working paying gig at 30, with debt in excess of 3x annual salary with no home.
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In Taiwan, single payer has been more or less successful at maintaining and improving quality of life while stemming cost ride from 1990s. But physicians start training at 18 - public uni basically affordable.
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When people talk about reform “driving down pay for doctors” you have to remember high doctor pay here is the result of a tremendous amount of gatekeeping
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It’s hard to see how doctors making more normal pay by making doctoring a more normal job doesn’t help everyone
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