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29 March 2013

An Angiogram that costs 2430 USD in the USA costs only 264 USD in France

 

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source: International Federation of Health Plans (USA costs a range due to price variability)

 

From "21 graphs that show America’s health-care prices are ludicrous" in Wonkblog by Ezra Klein in the Washington Post

 See also:

Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills are KillinAmg Us, by Steven Brill in Time

Why an MRI costs 1080 USD in American and only 280 USD in France by Ezra Klein on Wonkblog

Could the French Carte Vitale save America billions?

Posted on 29 March 2013 in Mysteries of France |

Tags: angiograms, cost comparison, French health care, health care costs, Obamacare

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