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A 50-year-old Swedish woman who lost her hand in a farming accident has been fitted with a cutting-edge prosthesis that has proved transformational.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Some how I bet it actually cost $6,000,000

[–] meekah 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

you forget that in europe, the insurance probably has to pay all that money.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And you forget that in Europe there's no insurance, but an ACTUAL NHS!
(not to mention that, being a prototype, was probably free)

[–] RageAgainstTheRich 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wait what? I live in the Netherlands and pay about a 140 a month for health insurance.

[–] themurphy 0 points 1 year ago

Why on earth do you do that? Is it to cover dental or something?

[–] AliceTheMinotaur 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think you missed what their on about. Probably you weren't growing up in the 70s

[–] meekah 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

that's true. what do you think they meant?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It’s not the up front cost that makes the investors money, it’s the maintenance plan.

[–] AliceTheMinotaur 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's gorgeous both legs, the arm and one eye or ear