This was a recent letter to the editor. I know that this type of health care is "off the table". We've had so many things taken off the table by our leaders that I think we should get them jobs bussing tables.
This was written by a local college professor. I just thought that this
was a great LTTE.
Recently, I was in Luxembourg (a tiny country nestled between France, Belgium and Germany) for a conference, and I needed emergency surgery.
I had an infected cyst - not a life-threatening emergency. Nevertheless, I was seen by a doctor within 30 minutes of arriving in the emergency room and was operated on immediately.
I spent an hour on the operating table and returned in the next several days for two follow-up visits. For this, I was charged a grand total of $300.
My local emergency room estimated that the same operation would cost $5,700 to $16,300, and that was just for the hospital, not including the surgeon and the anesthesiologist.
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