Healthcare
I don't understand healthcare in America. I am totally confused. I'm lucky to be extremely healthy and have never really had any health related issues. Healthcare in India is incredibly cheap, both in terms of medicines and hospitalization. As most of you know, Shruti had enormous complications during childbirth. The total bill came to about $5000. Comparing this with the $36,625 according to this WSJ article for a baby with no complications.
Now, you may argue that India is cheaper than the US, and I'll buy that argument, but only partially. Hotel rooms in Mumbai cost as much as hotel rooms in NYC, and at times are more expensive. Human anatomy is the same, and the doctors have more or less the same qualifications and scalpels are the same.
Now, for a normal delivery, as a friend of mine and the lady in the article was lucky enough to have, the costs would be about $500. This is completely ridiculous. $500 vs $36625? This is making no sense to me at all. I could even understand $5000 taking into account exchange rate differences, cost-of-living, purcashing power parity, what have you.
Healthcare is between the patient and the doctor, right? What does the insurance company have to do with this? How is Obama going to fix the problem? How about reducing the price of healthcare instead of figuring out who is going to pay for it? Am I completely off my rocker???
Somebody, please, help me out. This is making absolutely no sense to me.
Now, you may argue that India is cheaper than the US, and I'll buy that argument, but only partially. Hotel rooms in Mumbai cost as much as hotel rooms in NYC, and at times are more expensive. Human anatomy is the same, and the doctors have more or less the same qualifications and scalpels are the same.
Now, for a normal delivery, as a friend of mine and the lady in the article was lucky enough to have, the costs would be about $500. This is completely ridiculous. $500 vs $36625? This is making no sense to me at all. I could even understand $5000 taking into account exchange rate differences, cost-of-living, purcashing power parity, what have you.
Healthcare is between the patient and the doctor, right? What does the insurance company have to do with this? How is Obama going to fix the problem? How about reducing the price of healthcare instead of figuring out who is going to pay for it? Am I completely off my rocker???
Somebody, please, help me out. This is making absolutely no sense to me.