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[Maria]

Cash to foreign surgeons for services if insurance does not cover here ....that is if we can afford to and we want the surgery that badly (and not FDA approved or offered here).

So do you know for a fact what surgeons abroad or in other countries make in terms of annual salaries counting their cash pay customers (esp. from other countries/US)?

[ADR seeker]

Originally Posted by Maria

Cash to foreign surgeons for services if insurance does not cover here ....that is if we can afford to and we want the surgery that badly (and not FDA approved or offered here).

So do you know for a fact what surgeons abroad or in other countries make in terms of annual salaries counting their cash pay customers (esp. from other countries/US)?

On average American MD make 3 times the world average. The next closest country is France and the French have the best health care in the world.

Neurosurgery Salaries
Lowest Reported Average Reported Highest Reported
$354000 $541000 $936000

Gastroenterology Physician Jobs Information - Salaries
Lowest Reported Average Reported Highest Reported
$265000 $349000 $590000

Cardiovascular Surgery Salary Information
Lowest Reported Average Reported Highest Reported
$351108 $558719 $852717

Cardiology Salaries
Lowest Reported Average Reported Highest Reported
$268000 $403000 $811000

Orthopedic Surgery Salary Information
Lowest Reported Average Reported Highest Reported
$228000 $459000 $1352000

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At the low end, the U.S. is the most expensive, but it isn't too far off the mark. At the high end, however, the U.S. is 3 times more expensive than the next closest competitor (Australia) and nearly 18 times the cost of the appendectomy in France.

What conclusions can we draw from today's price exploration? That the U.S. is once again the most expensive country in the world when it comes to health care prices. That the U.S. tends to charge relatively more for both primary care and specialty care. That there is no clear explanation for the difference in prices. Aren't all appendices created equally? Isn't the C-section a well-defined procedure with little variation from one woman to the next? In the United States, prices are not in line with the services provided. It's that simple.