A perfect

Flavius — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 01:19:06 +0000

In reply to AZ Hospital stings scorpion

A perfect illustration.Thanks

The Market works by making use of self interest. .It results in entrepreneurs producing things people want and in people refusing to buy until the price makes sense.

In lots of cases.

Not in the case of health.You can't refuse to buy when you need the antivenom.

AZ Hospital stings scorpion

NCD — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 21:16:09 +0000

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AZ Hospital stings scorpion victim.

Socialized medicine likely wouldn't charge a scorpion bite victim $39,652 each for two doses of anti-venom which sell for $100 in Mexico.

The charge may have been even higher as Dignity Health, formerly Catholic Healthcare West, is supposedly a non-profit provider.

The magic of free enterprise medicine doesn't work too well when you are going blind and can't walk in a medical emergency:

..Weeks later, she received a bill for $83,046 from Chandler Regional Medical Center. The hospital, owned by Dignity Health, charged her $39,652 per dose of Anascorp.

The Arizona Republic reported last year about the pricey markup Arizona hospitals were charging for the antivenom made in Mexico. Pharmacies in Mexico charge about $100 per dose.

After the Food and Drug Administration approved the drug last year, Tennessee-based Rare Disease Therapeutics sold the drug to a distributor for $3,500 per dose. The distributor charged hospitals about $3,780 per dose....Edmonds' insurer, Humana, has paid Chandler Regional $57,509 for the bill. The hospital has asked Edmonds for the balance of $25,537...

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AZ Hospital stings scorpion