health care: why so expensive?

[kinyo]

afaik, neurosurgeons command the highest PF ... say P500k for a single 3-hour procedure on a filthy rich patient

but even a caesarian procedure can be charged up to P40k on a lowly mother ... dikaya sapat na yung P10k (?) tutal wala naman katapusan yung mga pasyenteng kailangan i-caesarian?

fortunately, there are doctors who charge reasonably and contented to live a fairly decent life ... driving an old but well-maintained car

[smooth]

afaik, neurosurgeons command the highest PF ... say P500k for a single 3-hour procedure on a filthy rich patient

but even a caesarian procedure can be charged up to P40k on a lowly mother ... dikaya sapat na yung P10k (?) tutal wala naman katapusan yung mga pasyenteng kailangan i-caesarian?

fortunately, there are doctors who charge reasonably and contented to live a fairly decent life ... driving an old but well-maintained car

OT: are you a physician? i noticed that your avatar is a radiologic image.

[badkuk]

ung medicare ba natin e parang insurance firm din ang pamamalakad? i.e. collect premiums/payments from members, invest the money in stocks, bonds, etc? or is it merely just accumulating payments in simple deposits lang?

[creepy]

A big reason why healthcare is expensive in the States is litigation and its effect on malpractice coverage (insurance). Malpractice insurance coverage is expensive because of the ridiculous lawsuits that prosper in the U.S. (long live the U.S. legal system! Hahahahaha).

[Horsepower]

Health care is a very lucrative business simply because almost everybody is afraid to die and those with money will pay whatever they can to extend theirs. That's the reason why medicines are usually sold 300x their production cost and still sell a lot.