02-10-2014, 12:16 PM
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You think the procedure actually cost a million dollars, yet you call others that believe the ACA is a scam clueless?
Last time I went in for some labs, they were $120, until I said "paying cash" and suddenly the tests were $30 -- which somehow left enough margin that the lab didn't go bankrupt.
A few web searches suggest that the going rate for surgeons is $100-110/hour. Round that up to $125 (just to be sure), multiply by a four-hour procedure, then multiply by 10 to capture the costs of supplies and other staff... nowhere near $1M.
Where does all that money go? HMSA can afford a big new office building in downtown Keaau, which they will fill with "administrative staff" -- does their ability to process more paperwork result in higher quality care?
How does airfare affect the cost of healthcare? Remember, all the "specialists" are on Oahu, what's my co-pay for the $200 roundtrip?