Comment Re:Since when... (Score 1) 371
You are right, of course. I was just commenting on the part of the story:
This one has been boggling my brain. I can't see how this is a good idea or safe. But it sure is awesome
You are right, of course. I was just commenting on the part of the story:
This one has been boggling my brain. I can't see how this is a good idea or safe. But it sure is awesome
...anything coming from China is a either a good idea or safe? (Not even trying to be get both).
But I am suddenly hungry.
I have news for you...
The least thing you will find in an hot dog is actual meat.
Isn't he? He looks like a teddy bear. Well, a drunk teddy bear, but still lovable.
better yet, restart the server before and after the test. So they will have on Ip completely different from what you have been using as well.
Unless you have a commercial connection, they won't give you a static address anyway. So do the test, then restart your server...new IP for you.
This will just contribute to Mr. Shatner getting even richer....so count me in.
One emergency room visit will change that.. I recently spent a few hours at the ER and the bills summed up to $6000. I expect the insurance actually pays a third of that price, but even if you are able to negotiate that deal yourself, it is still a burden. And if you get admitted to the hospital... you are screwed. Any major surgery will cost you 15-30k.
Agree. We get Kaiser here in Colorado, through employer, so not sure of the prices for individuals, but I can vouch for the services. Would not change it for anything.
Just found the numbers:
NHE (National Health Expenditure) $7,681 per person (for 2008).
Source: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalHealthExpendData/25_NHE_Fact_Sheet.asp#TopOfPage
And...
In 2007, the latest year for which data is available, among 26 countries with similar accounting systems in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), per capita spending on health care remained highest in the United States (US$7,290). The U.S. was followed by Norway (US$4,763), Switzerland (US$4,417) and Luxembourg (US$4,162). At around US$3,895 per capita, health care spending in Canada was similar to six other OECD countries, including the Netherlands, Austria, France and Germany.
http://www.cihi.ca/cihiweb/dispPage.jsp?cw_page=media_20091119_e
The right way to compare it is how much it is spend in health care per person, no matter were the money comes from. If it is cheaper to pay taxes and get the health care via the government, so be it. If not, so be it too. Let's see:
If your numbers are correct, then $160 billion/ 33 million = 4800
We have health care plan through my husband's insurance, we pay 448 but his employer pays 700. this is for the 3 of us. We have copays of $30 for doctors visits (preventive once a year is $15), $100 for emergency room, $100 for MRIs, $700 for hospital admission. So lets assume 1 doctor visit, plus preventive, and one emergency room visit.
((448+700)x12+30x3+15x3+100)/3=4670/year/person - we are healthy our max copays/ person is $1000 so it could go up to $5500/person/year with one hospital admission and a few procedures.
If you consider variables, it is about the same in total cost
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