On Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at 5:41:56 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2016-12-13 4:33 PM, Bruce wrote:
> > In article >,
> > Cindy Hamilton says...
> >>
> >> On Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at 3:58:45 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
> >>
> >>> I've never heard of getting charged for receiving blood.
> >>
> >> In the U.S., if you don't have insurance, it can cost anywhere
> >> from $1300 to $3500 per unit of blood.
> >
> > You live in a strange country.
>
>
> It can be very profitable if you are in the health care business.

I'd wager that most of the profits in the health care business
are in the insurance and pharmaceutical industries rather than
health care providers. Except, perhaps, for high-end plastic
surgeons.

Cindy Hamilton