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To: geode00 who wrote (102541)	3/20/2007 9:59:29 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 361214

geode00: On Chicago Public Radio the other day there was a discussion about the state of our healthcare system....one guy from Denver said he had no insurance and the estimated cost for the required heart bypass operation was going to be $150,000-200,000 at the major hospitals in Colorado. This dude researched things on the Internet and looked into medical tourism after seeing a 60 Minutes segment...he contacted a leading private medical center in New Delhi India. The head of cardiac surgery called and emailed him within 24 hours and he had a detailed quote for the same open heart surgery and re-hab period...the charge in India at a 1st class medical center was going to be LESS than $10,000. This man went to India with his son and everything went well and he was monitored for 3 weeks and had a totally successful outcome. In the U.S. they would push him out of the hospital within 5 days after charging close to $200,000 -- this pays for the very inefficient Insurance system, the hospital overhead, the medical malpractice coverage, etc...The care may actually be better in some overseas locations and available at a fraction of the cost...that should tell you something about how screwed up our medical system is right now.

To: geode00 who wrote (102541)	3/20/2007 10:27:07 PM
From: Patricia Trinchero	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 361214

The healthcare in the US right now is another source of terror for citizens.

To: geode00 who wrote (102541)	3/21/2007 12:03:37 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 361214

Watch Charlie Rose tonight for some insight on the Iraq War... charlierose.com