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Yeah this is almost the same experience in India too. Specialists like orthopedics, ob-gyn, etc. are often walk-in or same day appointments, and finish everything for under $50-$100. The only drawback with the overall health system in India is that there is mind boggling inequality. Easy access to specialists is true in big cities in good neighborhoods, but hospitals and healthcare can truly be medieval in remote or poor villages.

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There's also a massive variation in standards. You'd think price and quality are correlated but one does have to perform due diligence as private hospitals routinely overcharge and prescribe unnecessary tests/procedures.

A bigger problem is that the justice system in India is (almost?) dysfunctional so good luck suing a private hospital if things go wrong. Your only hope is that the media picks it up, which can force the government to take action, e.g. [1].

[1] http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/haryana-pro...

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