Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Average Price Difference

- The average charge for an in-patient visit in a US hospital is$3,762.
  This is 13 times higher than that of South Korea

- The average charge for outpatients in the US is $13,000.
   This is 9 times higher that that of South Korea


Due to South Korea's Affordable health care system, the number of foreign patients has been going up from 27,480 in 2008. It is estimated that the number will exceed 140,000 by 2015.

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