Re: A plain people's clinic?
Posted: Tue May 30, 2017 12:50 pm
Re costs being lower overseas: would agree that two of the escalators for US costs would be malpractice lawsuits and insurance?
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Biggest difference is labour costs.MaxPC wrote:Re costs being lower overseas: would agree that two of the escalators for US costs would be malpractice lawsuits and insurance?
True, but it is only one factor. Drug costs are a fraction of what they are in the states, and that was for meds from manufacturers in the EU or Japan. With a national formulary it permits the Ministry of Health to negotiate for "best price." Less regulation is also helpful. As to insurance, UAE had a national system, and all payments and paperwork was standardized and the same forms when to all carriers. Also, things were priced per "condition" for common stuff, a flat Dh3000 (About 800$) for a vaginal delivery. Midwives did almost all of those. Nurses advised on birth control as well, but this was mostly "spacing" accd. to my wife.Josh wrote:Biggest difference is labour costs.MaxPC wrote:Re costs being lower overseas: would agree that two of the escalators for US costs would be malpractice lawsuits and insurance?