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Old 03-21-2014, 09:29 AM  
arock10
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I have bleeding disorder (genetic) called hemophilia. My blood doesn't contain clotting factor so my bleeding can't stop. For example, if I pull out a tooth, I'll bleed until I die. I've been looking at the link you provided and it says HEMOFIL M: 250iu, 1 day supply costs 287$. I use around 20 000iu monthly, that's probably more than 20 000$ monthly, I live in a country with socialized medicine.
Interesting thing is, the patients in USA have better care than most people in the world, how's that possible?
We don't have the best, we have the most expensive

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Health_Organization_ranking_of_health_system s_in_2000#Ranking

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