Re: Canadian (Socialized) Health Care
I'm glad it worked out well.
It also points out the erroneous conclusions that can be drawn from simplistic "cost of health care" statistics. Did the initial visit cost more than it might in other countries (even taking into account the taxes paid)...probably. Did the removal cost more?....probably.
Are the savings resulting from the quick diagnosis and avoidance of further metastisis captured in "cost of health care statistics"? No. What is captured is the cost differential in terminal care for those that arent caught early.
Do non-invasive surgeries cost more than their traditional counterparts because of the technology? Yes, and that "increases the cost of healthcare". Are the earnings/productivity of returning to work 2 weeks to 2 months earlier reflected as offsets ot the cost of healthcare? Not in any publicly available studies that I know of.
Net/net the cost of care comparisons are woefully inaccurate.
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