The average cost to have a child in in the United States?
$9,775 and that’s assuming a normal birth. Add in any complications, even something as routine as a Ceasarian section and the cost doubles or even triples.
Getting old costs even more than giving birth. The average price for coronary bypass surgery comes out to $73,420, while at the high end, $150,515, the cost looks like post medical school debate
What’s the average cost of a hospital stay in the United States?
The United States is again number one in the world in this category at $4,287.
The staggering cost of healthcare puts the average American family at an extreme risk of financial distress or even bankruptcy for even a relatively minor illness or injury. And when viewed from the aggregate the United States spends an astonishing 17.6 percent of its Gross Domestic Product on healthcare. This figure towers over second place France, which checks it at a frugal by comparison 11.6 percent.
How can the United States lower healthcare costs? Check back for some of the options.
