The Cost of Healthcare in the United States

Bob Greene: I have a friend who had to have back surgery in the United States. In Thailand, that same thing would be maybe 5% of the price,. That same kind of surgery is less than 10 grand and you're getting it from Western trained surgeons. He says health care isn't necessarily the same as medical care because there are so many other issues at stake. Green: You could get on a plane and fly across the country and receive top quality care and combine it with a vacation and spend still a fraction of what you would have to pay in your home country.

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