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The Cost of Health Technology (Read 1690 times)
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The Cost of Health Technology
Nov 22nd, 2017 at 3:46pm
 
I have just had a combined defib/pacemaker device inserted to correct a heart anomaly that I was probably born with, but has only just manifested itself and affected my health.      The cost of the device and the monitor for it was $30,000 - mind boggling!   This thing actually reports back to Mum on the internet and also has a phone sim card in it so it can be monitored on the mobile phone network 24/7 if needed

Luckily, I have a DVA Gold Card which covered the cost, and prior to that I had top health cover - wghich I think would cover most of it - but I wonder how a public patient would go if they needed something like this.      The price of some of this technology is truely close to a King's ransom.
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