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If you have good insurance, I can't imagine the US not being top of the heap.

I had an injury that resulted in a spinal fusion and other surgery at 25. Total out of pocket cost for about $250k of care and full recovery was about $500. That included second opinion visits to top doctors in Boston & NYC.

If you're on limited network Obamacare with high deductibles and HMO bullshit, good luck.



There are no individual PPO plans for my area (Austin, Texas), so I was stuck with HMO for 2016. This applies to about 330,000 people in Texas who had their individual PPO plans cancelled. So as far as I can tell, it is actually impossible to get "good insurance" (a PPO plan) here, as an individual.


Am in Texas, will attest to this.


> If you have good insurance, I can't imagine the US not being top of the heap.

None of my comments assume private insurance unless otherwise stated.


If it wasn't private insurance, what did you use?




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