>>>>That does not prove that America is the best which was your assertion.
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>>>Stories like this continue to back up my assertion. They seem to happen daily.
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>>>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=FRLIVWT2WXRDFQFIQMFSFFWAVCBQ0IV0?xml=/news/2007/01/22/nhealth22.xml
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>>Aye, but just look at the cost: $750,000 - totally over the top.
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>What price would you put on the life of your child? $750k seems cheap to me.

I think you're missing the point. We're not used to the concept of paying for treatment. This story is of a kid who needs to go to the USA cos the treatment isn't available here. If I needed to save my kid's life, as I've said, I'd flog my spare organs, rob a bank, sell the house, ... anything to make the money.

It may seem cheap to you cos you're accustomed to the concept, and medicine is expensive over there. Where does the $0.75 m go? When we look at the hospital bill, from my limited exposure to it, everything is down there at inflated prices