• exasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    11 hours ago

    The US is an outlier in how it charges prices for healthcare services.

    But every country in the world has prices charged for cold liquid helium. It’s very expensive to gather, process, store, and ship, regardless of what kind of health care economics apply in your country.

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      4 hours ago

      Not just the helium, there’s a considerable time spent “recharging” the magnet with electricity - many patients will lose access to MRI scan service during the multiple days it is down for recharge.