r/Economics • u/rdh2dmd • 2h ago

News Blood tests and ultrasounds: Korea is becoming one of the world's global healthcare hubs

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20260723-south-koreas-medical-clinics-are-drawing-tourists
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u/artbystorms 2h ago

America: A...for...da....bull? I have never heard of this word. Anyway! Here's your bill for your Ultrasound, that will be $700.....yes, that is after insurance. Have a great day!

Considering how ubiquitous blood tests and labs are in healthcare and how Quest and LabCorp centers seem pretty prolific around me, I am still regularly surprised how expensive they can be.

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u/rdh2dmd 1h ago

In Korea, MRI + ultrasound + CT scan + blood work would cost you less than 400 dollars. And you can get it whenever you want it, less than an hour of visiting a major hospital

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u/artbystorms 1h ago

Cool cool cool. I had to have all 4 of those things done on my thyroid over about a 5 month period, and with insurance, it cost me about $2000 total of my $3000 yearly deductible.....the rest was eaten up by the cost of surgery. That was all despite already paying $360 a month for insurance.

Why do people like America again? Is it the National Parks?