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Archive Home > 2008 > May > 27 > In Central Europe, improved health care comes with a cost

In Central Europe, improved health care comes with a cost

By Nicholas Kulish / The Bulletin
May 27, 2008

PRAGUE, Czech Republic — In the Czech Republic, you can see a doctor for about $1.85. A day in the hospital can verge on $4. This is not cause for celebration.

For Czechs, who visit their doctors more often than anyone in Europe, it has led to great outrage. In fact, the idea of....

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