Give It Up for Chaz
INDIA DOES OPEN HEART SURGERY FOR $2,000 – WELL
A private mega-hospital “has transformed health care in India through a simple premise that works in other industries,” reports the Wall Street Journal: “economies of scale. By driving huge volumes, even of procedures as sophisticated, delicate and dangerous as heart surgery, Dr. Shetty offers cutting-edge medical care in India at a fraction of what it costs elsewhere in the world. His flagship heart hospital charges $2,000, on average, for open-heart surgery, compared with hospitals in the U.S. that are paid between $20,000 and $100,000 . . . ”
And his results seem to be even better than ours.
This former care-giver to Mother Teresa is now planning to build a 2000-bed general hospital just an hour’s flight from Miami, in the Cayman Islands.
Everyone seems to focus on the way Canadians allegedly flock to the U.S. for care. Well, some do – but not nearly as many as Americans who are expected to flock elsewhere.
. . . By next year, six million Americans are expected to travel to other countries in search of affordable medical care, up from the 750,000 who did so in 2007, according to a report by Deloitte LLP. A handful of U.S. insurance plans now give people the choice to be treated in other countries.
CHAZ
Have you got seven minutes? This GMA interview might make me a little uncomfortable at first. It is, after all, about an adorable little girl who is now a man. But minutes later, I think, you will be at ease – and feeling better about yourself for having an even broader understanding of the human comedy.
I remember almost nothing of William Saroyan’s novel by that name, except its wonderful title. Where possible, can’t we just smile, rather than snarl, at life’s perplexities?
Can’t you just see God, if you believe in Her, making little boys in little girls’ bodies and smiling to Herself, “Well, this should be amusing.”
Quote of the Day
There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no independence quite so important, as living within your means.
~Calvin CoolidgeSearch
Request email delivery
Recent Posts
- Jun 2:
Ladies And Gentlemen: Ron DeSantis - Jun 1:
Handing The Mike To Thom Hartmann - May 31:
Consequential Times - May 28:
We’re #1: Two Clips That Make The Case - May 26:
This May Save You Time - May 24:
Ban Guns, Not Books - May 23:
How To Handle The Debt Ceiling - May 22:
Solar Canals - May 19:
Putin And Trump - May 18:
Building Back Better
- Jun 2: