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Description: Norwegian man Dag-Are Trydal was charged around $140,000 for treatment for a rattlesnake bite while vising the USA . People in Norway were shocked, as treatment in Norway would have been
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SNAKE BITE $140,000+

posted at June 4, 2012 6:11 PM EDT
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First: February 29, 2008
Last: May 17, 2013
Description: Norwegian man Dag-Are Trydal was charged around $140,000 for treatment for a rattlesnake bite while vising the USA . People in Norway were shocked, as treatment in Norway would have been on the house. Some commenters in the Local called it typical hospital fraud in the U.S.


USA 2014 -----
Norway 1912 Single Payer
New Zealand 1938 Two Tier
Japan 1938 Single Payer
Germany 1941 Insurance Mandate
Belgium 1945 Insurance Mandate
United Kingdom 1948 Single Payer
Kuwait 1950 Single Payer
Sweden 1955 Single Payer
Bahrain 1957 Single Payer
Brunei 1958 Single Payer
Canada 1966 Single Payer
Netherlands 1966 Two-Tier
Austria 1967 Insurance Mandate
United Arab Emirates 1971 Single Payer
Finland 1972 Single Payer
Slovenia 1972 Single Payer
Denmark 1973 Two-Tier
Luxembourg 1973 Insurance Mandate
France 1974 Two-Tier
Australia 1975 Two Tier
Ireland 1977 Two-Tier
Italy 1978 Single Payer
Portugal 1979 Single Payer
Cyprus 1980 Single Payer
Greece 1983 Insurance Mandate
Spain 1986 Single Payer
South Korea 1988 Insurance Mandate
Iceland 1990 Single Payer
Hong Kong 1993 Two-Tier
Singapore 1993 Two-Tier
Switzerland 1994 Insurance Mandate
Israel 1995 Two-Tier

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