星期六, 1月 25, 2020

什麼好?

昨天回家吃年夜飯,離開之前母親說她的姊夫去郵政醫院開人工全膝關節置換手術,花了45萬。

出院的時候,姊姊領了一大堆錢去繳。

那麼巧,母親去年的兩側全膝關節置換手術,是我安排好,去台北榮總找以前學弟幫忙。自費的部分只有高耐磨墊片,一邊大概是5萬元,此外還有自費止痛。

我以為這樣已經是一個遠遠超過健保,豪奢的手術。哪知道母親語氣當中,郵政醫院的機器人手術好像比較先進。

「機器人真的比人開得好嗎?」

「好到需要多花45萬嗎?」

我總是想要幫病人節省,希望他們的老本可以用得久。

原來知識的落差,讓有些人必須付出代價。

一方面抗議軍公教退休減少,一方面雙手送上大筆金錢,以為這換來比較好的醫療品質。

荒謬。

2 則留言:

自言自語 提到...

So glad to see your new post! It's been a while.

In the modern world where the cost of almost everything becomes so transparent, medical related expenses remain a mystery. People always believe higher cost means better quality.

Having said that, however, the surgery cost in Taiwan is still relatively cheap comparing to other countries. My daughter had appendicitis surgery in 2019. Even though it was a same-day surgery, my hospital bill was over $30,000 USD. After my insurance, I still have to pay thousands.

hbrk55 提到...

Thank you. It is so sad that in such an advanced country accessibility and availability to healthcare is so far out of reach to many people.