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While the United States has largely considered itself as the greatest country in the world for the last few decades, the statistics tell us that there are areas where things can definitely be improved.

In military might and defence spending the U.S. is undisputedly number one. But in other areas, more important aspects of human wellbeing such as education, life expectancy, happiness, gender and income equality and healthcare, there are more mixed results.

The U.S. healthcare system in particular is a continuing source of bafflement for many, who are accustomed to a degree of protection against the double disaster of poor health followed by financial ruin.

While American hospitals and medical facilities are world class, they are also incredibly expensive and available only to those able to afford them. We at Bored Panda have compiled a list of examples that highlight the inadequacies of the current healthcare system, while polarised politicians continue to argue about their vision for its future. Scroll down to check them out below, and stay healthy over there in America, y’all.

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I Had To Pay $39.35 To Hold My Baby After He Was Born

I Had To Pay $39.35 To Hold My Baby After He Was Born

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The "Radical" Idea Of Universal Healthcare

The "Radical" Idea Of Universal Healthcare

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WaLe
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ahahah as sad as your US reality is, this sounds like a great plan! Also Spain is quite lovely!

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A Copy Of The Bill We Got When Our Daughter Was Born In Canada

A Copy Of The Bill We Got When Our Daughter Was Born In Canada

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Vanessa
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Now I'm curious, what is the average billl for a childbirth in a hospital in USA?

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Medical Treatment Is A Privelege

Medical Treatment Is A Privelege

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Tiago Cruz
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Because their constitution is outdated. The second amendment made sense when America didn't had an army to defend their country against foreign aggressors, in this case, the British. In some states it was mandatory to have gun, because there was no army...now it's a nonsense, in my opinion.

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No, That’s Unamerican

No, That’s Unamerican

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Queen Nehelenia
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's nice. You haven't free healthcare system, you haven't, a real and full-paid 20-30 days holiday (evey year) at work. What else?

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All You Need To Know About American Healthcare System Is That There's A Popular TV Series Where A Man Turns To Cooking Industrial Quantities Of Crystal Meth In Order To Pay For His Hospital Bills

All You Need To Know About American Healthcare System Is That There's A Popular TV Series Where A Man Turns To Cooking Industrial Quantities Of Crystal Meth In Order To Pay For His Hospital Bills

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Almost A Dystopian World Where People Wear Tags Like That

Almost A Dystopian World Where People Wear Tags Like That

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#9

At Least We’re First In Something

At Least We’re First In Something

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Bored Fox
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Here in Finland every citizen have health insurace because it is paid from the taxes. And because of that insurance also the poor people can afford healthcare. It is funny to see when some Finnish people complain that a prescription drug is 'too expensive' if it costs over 30 euros per month when in USA the exactly same drug is usually 3 to 10 times more expensive.

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We Dressed Up As Universal Healthcare For Halloween. In America, This Is Terrifying To Half Of Our Population!

We Dressed Up As Universal Healthcare For Halloween. In America, This Is Terrifying To Half Of Our Population!

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#11

If "Breaking Bad" Had Been Set In Anywhere But America

If "Breaking Bad" Had Been Set In Anywhere But America

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American Healthcare

American Healthcare

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#14

Why Americans Are So Friendly

Why Americans Are So Friendly

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#15

American Health Care System

American Health Care System

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#16

Abortion Is Murder And Every Life Is Precious But You Should Definitely Get A 3rd Job If Your Baby Is Sick

Abortion Is Murder And Every Life Is Precious But You Should Definitely Get A 3rd Job If Your Baby Is Sick

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Allison G.
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You forgot, "you shouldn't have had children if you can't afford them!"

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Universal Health Care Disasters

Universal Health Care Disasters

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Victor Calamity
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm most impressed by the fact that Germany started theirs in the middle of freakin' World War II

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Jhoa
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Kinda curious to know how that happened...I briefly ran over some of the history. Apparently they started having universal healthcare much earlier than that ( late 1800s). I?m gussing the date on this paper is when it was reviews/updated/adapted.

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Kjorn
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

if USA didn't have such a enormous military budget they could afford it

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Guttorm
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The waste alone in the US healthcare system is twice the US military budget.

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Caroline Driver
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ah, but the UK NHS probably does have an end date, although it will be tricky to determine exactly when it is, as it will be dragged along, expiring by stages, for several years. It has already started, but not enough of the right people have seen things like this Bored Panda thread to be scared

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Noemí Toral
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In Spain "Social Security" (as we call universal healthcare) was first examined under the Liberal government, who set up a commission to examine Social Reform in October 1883. 1900 Labour Accidents Act; 1919 Worker Retirement; Obligatory Maternity Insurance 1923; Forced Unemployment Insurance 1931; Obligatory Old-Age and Disability Insurance (SOVI) 1947;Social Security Bases Act 1963; General Social Security Act of 1966. The right to "Social Security" was enshrined in Article 41 of the Spanish Constitution of 1978. Nor 1986 as its shown in the image

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Analyn Lahr
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am continually sickened by my own country. What is wrong with those morons in charge? I don't have a job right now but thank the Powers for Obamacare otherwise I wouldn't be able to afford seeing the doctor. And if that gets taken away...

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Suzanne Haigh
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I seriously think UK will be appearing on 2nd list in the not too distant future

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Suzanne Haigh
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How come Germany managed to introduce health care when it was busy loosing a war?

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Tamara Suttle
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

#MedicareForAll! #MedicareForALL! Pat Bagley, I think what you are forgetting is that it is not true that those in charge of this country actually WANT all to be covered for health care. It's just not true!

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LapisLazuli
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

you people should read from more reliable sources than twitter. and learn some history

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Shannon McKee
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Something you have to understand about the U.S. is that everything has to benefit the rich in some way for us to adopt it. That's literally the only thing many Americans (mainly Republicans) care about.

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Magpie
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why wouldn't i prefer to pay taxes so the people around me and my children are healthy and educated.?

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Michael Jöhren
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

#17 for Germany is WRONG. It started 1884 - when Germany was not called Germany.

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The American Healthcare System Be Like

The American Healthcare System Be Like

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Important Questions

Important Questions

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Victor Calamity
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Come on, now... "If a tree falls in a forest and no one hears, does it make a sound" is sooo 2016

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#23

As A Brit, This Is How I Plan To Dress When I Visit The US After Reading About The Cost Of Simple Healthcare

As A Brit, This Is How I Plan To Dress When I Visit The US After Reading About The Cost Of Simple Healthcare

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#24

Pro-Life

Pro-Life

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Serious question to citizens of USA, do you really believe your nation is the greatest? And if so why? This isn't a dig or anything but most of us in the rest of the world really don't see why. I would like to understand.

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Universal Healthcare

Universal Healthcare

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why does this not have any comments this was one of the few that actually made me lol

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Crowdfunding For Health Care

Crowdfunding For Health Care

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dystopia is definitely the right word. It's a sick society that makes people choose between paying and dying.

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We Would Like Healthcare Too

We Would Like Healthcare Too

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American Healthcare

American Healthcare

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Fiona Messenger
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

HELLO people, the picture is meant to be dry humour, but its gone whoooosh way over some heads here.

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I Work In A Hospital Laboratory. I Ordered A Pack Of These Cheap Plastic Rulers From Ebay For About $6. Our Medical Supplier Charges More Than $80 For The Exact Same Rulers. This Is Why Health Care Costs Are Out Of Control

I Work In A Hospital Laboratory. I Ordered A Pack Of These Cheap Plastic Rulers From Ebay For About $6. Our Medical Supplier Charges More Than $80 For The Exact Same Rulers. This Is Why Health Care Costs Are Out Of Control

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Sandy Clark
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is so true and also applies to our federal government. The ridiculous prices they'll pay for a chair, a stapler or whoknowswhat is appalling

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Reproductive Health App

Reproductive Health App

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People Are Calling Uber To Be Taken To The Emergency Room Instead Of Ambulances

People Are Calling Uber To Be Taken To The Emergency Room Instead Of Ambulances

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Vanessa
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So there should be a different ambulance for a broken leg or a cardiac arrest (or anything which need monitoring and high skilled staff)

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Paul Ryan Gives Presentation On Trumpcare

Paul Ryan Gives Presentation On Trumpcare

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe trumpcare should be renamed to "weapons of mass destruction" lol. Europe should intervene the same way as the US is doing in the middle east for killing tons of their innocent citizens.

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The Only Insurance I Can Afford In America

The Only Insurance I Can Afford In America

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This Is The Cost Of A Rattlesnake Bite In America

This Is The Cost Of A Rattlesnake Bite In America

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This makes it seem like it's easier to survive medical issues in a developing continent like africa than it is in a western "developed" continent like america... Maybe america is the real developing continent...

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American Healthcare In A Nutshell

American Healthcare In A Nutshell

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Everything Would Be Well Funded And Work Perfectly

Everything Would Be Well Funded And Work Perfectly

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Welcome To The Usa

Welcome To The Usa

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And watch them on tv grinning as they high-five each other over voting for legislation that kills us.

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I Forgot My Meds And Had An Anxiety Attack At Work. My Boss Freaked Out And Called 911. Just Got The Bill Today, For Less Than 2 Hours Of Care And A Xanax. F*ck American Healthcare

I Forgot My Meds And Had An Anxiety Attack At Work. My Boss Freaked Out And Called 911. Just Got The Bill Today, For Less Than 2 Hours Of Care And A Xanax. F*ck American Healthcare

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Affordable Healthcare

Affordable Healthcare

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Stacy McKeehan
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just start binge watching Grey’s Anatomy. I’ve learned a ton of surgeries on that tv show haha.

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#46

Insert Almost Every Flag On Earth Instead Sweden

Insert Almost Every Flag On Earth Instead Sweden

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My Cousins Child Birth Bill From The Hospital In The USA. Never Seen Anything This High

My Cousins Child Birth Bill From The Hospital In The USA. Never Seen Anything This High

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Radu Tanase
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Even tne mist expensive penthouses, villas, etc are not that expensive.... I'm assuming you gave birth in a palace (from a fairy tale by the price of it)

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#48

When You Can't Afford To Get Shot In A Mass Shooting

When You Can't Afford To Get Shot In A Mass Shooting

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#49

1.5 Bottles Of Insulin Costs About The Same Amount As A New Iphone

1.5 Bottles Of Insulin Costs About The Same Amount As A New Iphone

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#51

You're Doing It Wrong

You're Doing It Wrong

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Rebecca Taylor
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Naloxone kits and training for how to use them in case of emergency are given away, no charge, in Canadian pharmacies.

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#52

My Dad Celebrating Because He Finally Has Health Insurance And Is Able To Afford His Heart Medications

My Dad Celebrating Because He Finally Has Health Insurance And Is Able To Afford His Heart Medications

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#53

My Buddies Medical Bill For A Month-Long Stay In The Hospital After Being Hit By A Driver High On Heroin

My Buddies Medical Bill For A Month-Long Stay In The Hospital After Being Hit By A Driver High On Heroin

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This Is How I Imagine The USA Health System Works

This Is How I Imagine The USA Health System Works

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Matthew Horne
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ha! That's a picture from the UK, where we get babies delivered for free AND get a handshake from an unemployed ex prime minister every single time.

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In The United States, This Is What $14,714.49 Of Medication Looks Like

In The United States, This Is What $14,714.49 Of Medication Looks Like

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Tiny Dynamine
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It is sick that they put such enormous prices on things that are produced for a tiny fraction of that.

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American Healthcare, Explained

American Healthcare, Explained

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My Buddy's Son Ate A Penny, This Is How Much The Hospital Charged For A 5 Minute Procedure To Get It Out

My Buddy's Son Ate A Penny, This Is How Much The Hospital Charged For A 5 Minute Procedure To Get It Out

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is just a plain crime. How come people don't go protesting on the streets? This is ridiculous. How can a continent claiming to want to be the most innovative in almost every area be this ancient in the most important area. This is as if america is still in the medival age. 2/3 will soon go extinct due to the plague...

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The Reality

The Reality

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Obamacare And Trumpcare

Obamacare And Trumpcare

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Linda Gulley
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The price issues are with the insurance companies, not the ACA. What we need is Universal single-payer. Congress should not have better care than we have.

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Another Picture From The American Healthcare Twilight Zone

Another Picture From The American Healthcare Twilight Zone

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Patrick Davies
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

$27.99 for a flu shot? In Canada, flu shots are free, and available at the doctor, the flu clinics, the pharmacies, and the grocery stores with pharmacies in them. Like right by the front door, right next to the produce.

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I Work In A Hospital. We Use These Simple Metal Baskets To Process Tissue Specimens. Our Hospital-Mandated Supplier Charges Us $700 Apiece For These. Seven. Hundred. Dollars. This Is Why Healthcare Costs Are So F*cked Up

I Work In A Hospital. We Use These Simple Metal Baskets To Process Tissue Specimens. Our Hospital-Mandated Supplier Charges Us $700 Apiece For These. Seven. Hundred. Dollars. This Is Why Healthcare Costs Are So F*cked Up

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The USA Provides Free Health Care

The USA Provides Free Health Care

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Trust me, the medical care in prison is substandard, too. They aren't putting any money into the incarcerated.

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Award Winning American-Canadian Science Fiction Author, William Gibson On Canada’s Universal Healthcare System

Award Winning American-Canadian Science Fiction Author, William Gibson On Canada’s Universal Healthcare System

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Good Healthcare

Good Healthcare

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Universal Healthcare - I Think This Supports The Argument, Why It Is Good For The People

Universal Healthcare - I Think This Supports The Argument, Why It Is Good For The People

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Alex K
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

greek here. i love that greece's arrow is pointing backwards. that's because we spend less on healthcare lately...sometimes hospitals don't even have bandages ,people say. personally, whenever i've been in a public hospital i was very happy with the service. been in surgery twice.

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“This Is About Profits, Not People”

“This Is About Profits, Not People”

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm also reminded of the U.S. prison system, which thanks to being run by private companies rather than the government (you know, like it MAKES SENSE TO) keeping people in prison is very often much more important than helping people punished for minor crimes to be reintroduced into society.

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GOP Health Care Plan

GOP Health Care Plan

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this is hilarious! I cannot believe there is no comments on this. One of the few comments that made me LOL and not sob inside at the state of America.

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It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia On Health Care In America

It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia On Health Care In America

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Injured?

Injured?

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I'm An American, I'm Awake So Here's My Medical Bill. The Occupational Therapy Is Particularly Amusing. She Handed Me A Toothbrush

I'm An American, I'm Awake So Here's My Medical Bill. The Occupational Therapy Is Particularly Amusing. She Handed Me A Toothbrush

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Victor Calamity
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not to make light of your situation...but I misread "Eeg" as "Egg", and now I'm laughing that you paid nine hundred dollars for an egg

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Peter Parker Had No Health Insurance

Peter Parker Had No Health Insurance

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#74

Choose Your Own Healthcare Adventure

Choose Your Own Healthcare Adventure

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was haemorrhaging from a miscarriage and was asked to take a seat (I refused) while they manually wrote down my info and then had to walk myself to my room in the ER where I eventually collapsed and then got hit with a huge bill 2 months later.

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Drug Prices In Canada's Health Care System Vs Prices In America

Drug Prices In Canada's Health Care System Vs Prices In America

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As of January 2018 anyone under 25 gets prescriptions covered by our healthcare (in Ontario) no matter their financial standings or if they have health insurance.

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Same

Same

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's why I look at the really far-right-wingers, like those in the U.S. government and just think "I can see other perspectives that I don't agree with, but that is just plainly evil on a universal scale".

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Who Knew

Who Knew

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When You Don't Have Health Insurance

When You Don't Have Health Insurance

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMG! Brooklyn Nine Nine is the best show. Hilarious too, I might add!

#79

"We Don't Take That Insurance"

"We Don't Take That Insurance"

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Avoid Any Unnecessary Stress

Avoid Any Unnecessary Stress

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Mindset Of Americans

Mindset Of Americans

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Master Markus
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OOH is that why so many people think that universal healthcare is unaffordable for the country? They think the treatments actually cost anything close to what they pay?

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Preparing In Advance

Preparing In Advance

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Leah Pimentel
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Free in Portugal, and you don't need to go to hospital. A van with the equipment, radiologist, nurse and doctor comes every year to your neighborhood

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Insurance Agent Discovers Client Has Pre-Existing Condition (2017, Colorized)

Insurance Agent Discovers Client Has Pre-Existing Condition (2017, Colorized)

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#84

The American Healthcare System Is A Eugenics Program

The American Healthcare System Is A Eugenics Program

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have an american collegue with a kidney disease. His mother is german and so he has also the german citizenship...so he came to Germany what saved his life....

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Complete Disregard For Human Life

Complete Disregard For Human Life

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Faith Stroup
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

its not that all americans have a disregard for human life. Only those who are rich enough to afford the "Healthcare". We're still paying my brothers hospital bills from last year. He was in there a week at one hospital but it's still overpriced. What pissed me off is that he went to Urgent care and paid $100 just to be told it was 'seasonal allergies' and less than a week later he was in the hospital unable to eat or drink anything and hooked up to a bunch of IVs and stuff.... Another thing that pissed me off was the hospital that charged us HUNDREDS for a 40 min stay where he waited for 40 min. only for the doctor to say "Oh its a viral infection nothing we can do" and the doctor didnt even come all the way into the room!!!!! Just stood at the door to tell him that!!!!! Our economy is messed up for the poor folks. Kids havin to get jobs in highschool causing them to be distracted from their education...If your not filthy rich...you're screwed basically...

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I Never Truly Understood How Much Healthcare In The US Costs Until I Got Appendicitis In October. I'm A 20 Year Old Guy. Thought Other People Should See This To Get A Real Idea Of How Much An Unpreventable Illness Costs In The US

I Never Truly Understood How Much Healthcare In The US Costs Until I Got Appendicitis In October. I'm A 20 Year Old Guy. Thought Other People Should See This To Get A Real Idea Of How Much An Unpreventable Illness Costs In The US

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Lauren Ringel
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In 2003, my appendectomy was over $90,000 that included an 8 day stay on IV antibiotics for gangrene.

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Trumpcare

Trumpcare

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Diana Hockley
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The sad thing is that all the "Obama Haters" don't realise that this is what is about to happen!

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Republicans Reveal The Heart Of Their Health Care Plan

Republicans Reveal The Heart Of Their Health Care Plan

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Got Just A CT Scan. F*ck American Health Care

Got Just A CT Scan. F*ck American Health Care

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Tiari
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And besides the insurance problems: Your prices is so blown out of proportions... In Germany a clinic charges less then 1000 Euros for most CTs, only full body being more expensive.

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Americans Spent 2.5 Times As Much On Healthcare As Citizens Of Other Rich Countries - But They Die 1.7 Years Earlier

Americans Spent 2.5 Times As Much On Healthcare As Citizens Of Other Rich Countries - But They Die 1.7 Years Earlier

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The ironic thing is that if you split the money spent in private spending and government spending, the US government spends more money than almost all other nations on health care. After adjusting for population. Most developed nations spend less tax money, covers everyone and get better results.

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This Bill Is For Someone Who Was Hospitalized For About Four Weeks

This Bill Is For Someone Who Was Hospitalized For About Four Weeks

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My Brother Fell While Rock Climbing And Broke His Neck, Back, And Ankle. This Is What The Bill Looks Like For Two Surgeries, A Week Hospital Stay, The Neck/Back Braces, And Ankle Cast

My Brother Fell While Rock Climbing And Broke His Neck, Back, And Ankle. This Is What The Bill Looks Like For Two Surgeries, A Week Hospital Stay, The Neck/Back Braces, And Ankle Cast

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Iceroyalmilktea
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

really how do they expect anyone to be able to pay that without a problem, its not like everyone is Bill Gates

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American Dream

American Dream

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Six Months Ago, At Age 25, My Wife Was Diagnosed With Cancer. Her Last Chemotherapy Treatment Was Yesterday (She's Now Cancer-Free). Cost Of Healthcare: $97,247.56. This Is Why You Need Insurance

Six Months Ago, At Age 25, My Wife Was Diagnosed With Cancer. Her Last Chemotherapy Treatment Was Yesterday (She's Now Cancer-Free). Cost Of Healthcare: $97,247.56. This Is Why You Need Insurance

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

1yo daughter had brain tumor size of an avocado. (jups 1/3 of her brain) 60 Days of Intensive care, 4 brain surgeries, 2 chemo treatments, 1 radio treatment all this during one year. total kost: €50 . Now she's tumor free and has to have a scan twice a year till she's 15yo. kost: €0. Both my wife and me stoped working for a year to take care of our daughter and spend time with her since her life could have ended anytime: totally possible with social security in Belgium. Trump: " Belgium is a hell hole".

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#97

This Is The Actual, Official Name Of The Republican's New Healthcare Bill

This Is The Actual, Official Name Of The Republican's New Healthcare Bill

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#98

God Bless The Usa

God Bless The Usa

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#99

"Everyone Deserves Healthcare"

"Everyone Deserves Healthcare"

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The Tests Show

The Tests Show

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's the good news. "What's the bad news." Your insurance doesn't cover ulcers.

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Good Thing My Dad Had Insurance

Good Thing My Dad Had Insurance

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

just checked on my government website - would cost me in australia $38.50 and if you are a pensioner $6.20. my heart goes out to people who have to even think about medical bills at a time when they should be focused on getting healthy.

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Grim Fairy Tale

Grim Fairy Tale

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US Healthcare Bill

US Healthcare Bill

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#104

On The Bright Side

On The Bright Side

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Insurance, You're The Greatest

Insurance, You're The Greatest

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Kevin Nichols
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That math is not even correct. Should use some of that money to send bill coder to elementary school.

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The Republican Health Plan

The Republican Health Plan

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US Healthcare System

US Healthcare System

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#109

I’m Going To The Hospital For A Minor Procedure. It’s Called It A “Wallet-Ectomy.”

I’m Going To The Hospital For A Minor Procedure. It’s Called It A “Wallet-Ectomy.”

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#110

I Finally Figured Out The Logic Behind The American Healthcare System...

I Finally Figured Out The Logic Behind The American Healthcare System...

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#111

My Father In Law's Hospital Bill After 2 1/2 Days In The Hospital For Observation

My Father In Law's Hospital Bill After 2 1/2 Days In The Hospital For Observation

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"We've completed an audit of our own charges...trust us, this is correct. We use the same auditing techniques the police use when they shoot black people."

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#112

I Want That Universal Healthcare, Morty! It's My Season Arc!

I Want That Universal Healthcare, Morty! It's My Season Arc!

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They should do a whole arc on something completely different and then accidentally end up giving America universal healthcare.

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#113

Bottle Of Eyedrops, $20 After Insurance. 'Murica

Bottle Of Eyedrops, $20 After Insurance. 'Murica

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#114

How I Feel With Strep Throat And No Health Insurance

How I Feel With Strep Throat And No Health Insurance

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#115

US Healthcare In A Nutshell

US Healthcare In A Nutshell

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American Health Care System

American Health Care System

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So sad that this sums it up for Americans'. Why is your country so against universal health care? From the UK and can assure you we are not communists and have had free healthcare for decades; we really do not understand the mindset that there's something untoward about free healthcare for all.

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#117

The "Affordable" Care Act

The "Affordable" Care Act

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Diana Wilko Mauli
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No they are not being fined because they cannot afford healthcare, they are being fined because they refuse to buy insurance. Health insurance under the ACA is subsidized and therefore relatively affordable. People who think they don't need health insurance are the problem. Just let them get sick or be injured, then they'll understand.

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#118

Hot 2017 Fashion Trends

Hot 2017 Fashion Trends

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Living in Belgium, I've just had the news that I'm cancer-free after battling for seven months. For these seven months, includinfg radiotherapy, the total bill was exactly € 0.00.... Yeah, America is great!