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JRPGfan on 23 July 2017
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gergroy said:
sethnintendo said:

I had appendicitis and went to emergency room after suffering with it for about 3 or 4 days.  It mainly just hurt a lot at night trying to sleep the pain would happen then.  I basically diagnosed myself through the symptons considering it was severe right side pain moving to the center.  It could have been a kidney stone but anyways.

I pay out of pocket

~1,200 for surgeon cut a deal because mom worked for same hospital network and we paid in full

~500 for MRI after negotiating

~150 for pathologist to look at organ taken out to see I guess if cancer or whatever the fuck is there

~450 for anaesthesiologist after negotiating

2,300 I paid for services that saved my life

Hospital bill not including any of that previous stuff for one night stay, barely being checked up on, and pain drugs... $20,000.  They wanted 20K for one night, drugs, bed, and semi being checked on.  I was about to go into Coast Guard boot camp but that eventually fell through and never happened even though I went back one more physical but you had to wait a full 6 months).  So that sob story I guess was enough to convince them to write that 20k debt off I guess as tax deduction.  I'm pretty sure it was heavily inflated because they knew they might have to write it off as a tax deduction due to no insurance.  If I was forced to pay that bill I would have fought tooth and nail and demand to see every bullshit charge.

USA healthcare system is a fucking rip off.

Yeah, if hospitals operated at a fixed cost (charged the same for everything with a modest profit) insurance costs would probably go way down.  Of course, then they probably couldn't reduce the cost as much for those that don't have insurance...  still, as it is, people with insurance basically subsidize those without.  They charge the insurance companies and arm and a leg so they can shave the price down to nothing for those without insurance.  It is incredibly messed up for sure.

 

however, there are some benefits.  We tend to attract and retain the most qualified doctors in the world.  As such, we have the best major medical and medical research.  It costs a ton, but people that are dying are probably fine paying and living then saving their money and dying.

For Facts Sake: U.S. Health Care Lags Others | Velshi & Ruhle | MSNBC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NMekCxCbWg