Vox went around the world to look at how various countries handle health care. The initiative is called Everybody Covered.

https://www.vox.com/2020/1/13/...27/everybody-covered

First up, Taiwan.

https://www.vox.com/health-car...wan-health-insurance


Second one on Australia.

https://www.vox.com/2020/1/15/...h-insurance-medicare

Lotsa reading!

Our 4 day stay at the hospital, where very little actually took place, has so far been billed out to the insurance company at over $50,000. I expect more bills to arrive shortly.

I had no idea MRI scans cost so much. Why? The technology is 30+ years old now. It should have dropped in cost a long time ago.

That's criminal.

What I can’t understand is how rural hospitals, particularly rural hospitals in the South, can’t stay in business despite charging some $10K per hour for the simplest treatments. Here in the OC they can’t build huge new hospitals fast enough.

It’s a mystery.

Mrs. Kluurs got a cortisone injection - $2,000.