I just got a $35,000 hospital bill! I'm going to Disneyland!

[LaraMN]

:rofl:
I can laugh, only because we have insurance (we'll be out about 4k, but still...)

I asked my (fiscally conservative) husband how universal health care sounds, now.

Yesterday, we got a new toilet.
I have so many bruises on my arms, they almost look tan.
I had a caesar salad for dinner, and my tummy hurts.
Also, SophieMN broke my laptop.
:hi:

[Gormy Cuss]

1. So, another normal day?

:D

[LaraMN]

3. I just got back from dropping my husband off at the clinic

for an overnight sleep study.
He has so many weird medical issues...

[Shell Beau]

2. I got that 35 grand in my pocket!! PLEASE!!!

:P



Good that y'all have insurance, and whatever it is that cost that much, I hope it is better now!! :)

[LaraMN]

4. It is better!

My husband went in for angiogram a couple weeks ago, and it caused him to have a stroke. He was in the ICU for a couple days, and a regular room for a day. He's doing very well now, though.

[Nicole]

5. Holy crap!

That's ridicules. I think I would tell them they caused the stroke, they can pay the bill. :rofl:

Congrats on the new toilet though! :woohoo:

ETA:
Glad your husband is doing well. :)

[LaraMN]

8. That's what I said!

The stupid test caused the stroke- they should pay for it! Too bad it doesn't work that way, eh?

[Nicole]

12. It should work that way.

If you didn't order it, you shouldn't have to pay for it. :)

Sorry bastards! :rofl:

[SPKrazy]

14. You Never Know...

a call to administration complaining goes a looooonnnnnnggg way in the new health care environment, you see in the not so distant future, Medicare payments will be tied to patient satisfaction, and there is a BIG focus on that right now.

I'd call the administrator of the facility and say, you know, the stroke my husband had was caused by your treatment and you want me to pay WHAT?

raise a little hell!

I work in a hospital and I'll tell you right now, the administration here pays BIG TIME ATTENTION to the squeaky wheels because they want those patient satisfaction scores high (now just for getting insurance contracts)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. My dear Lara!

Omigod! That's one whopper of a bill.......

Hope things get better for all of you!

Congrats on the new toilet!

:hug:

[LaraMN]

9. Things are going well.

I was expecting a horrible bill, so it wasn't a big surprise. We're having alot of fun working on the new house. My parents keep stopping by and marveling at how much we've already gotten done on the place. I think I'm going to have some great arm muscles by the time I get everything painted!

[kmla]

37. Well, just make sure that your arm muscles don't end up like this guy's....

You'd have to get an anchor tattoo on said forearm. And legally change your nephew's names to Pipeye, Pupeye, Poopeye, and Peepeye.



:D

[BreweryYardRat]

7. GEEZ!!!

Talk about jaw-dropping moments!

[LaraMN]

10. I can only imagine the bills people with long-term health issues

must accrue.
It's an awful, awful system.

[w8liftinglady]

11. Lara...I basically told my bill collectors-f%ck you

they got a ton of money from me..the hell with them.I have insurance through my hospital-where I am a nurse-and they want more...the hell with them.

[LaraMN]

13. As long as we pay them *something* every month,

I don't think they can do much about it.
I refuse to stress over it. Life's too short.

[reyd reid reed]

15. ....

Thank heaven for insurance. My son and his SO got a bill a few weeks ago.

518,000.00

:hug:

I'm glad MrMN's okay. When he's well enough, smack him and tell him to stop scaring us like that.

;)

:hi:

[LaraMN]

18. Half a million dollars?!

Un.freaking.believable.

[reyd reid reed]

19. Yup.

Isn't it unbelievable? Unconscionable, actually.

[Midlodemocrat]

21. In Eastern Medicine, they would forgive that bill

:hug:

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

16. If you don't pay will they beat you up and put you in the hospital?

:shrug:

[LaraMN]

17. No, because they know I won't pay for my hospitalization.

Although perhaps they'll seize the opportunity to kill me with the hospital cuisine.

[SKKY]

20. Here there LaraMN! Welcome back!

Hope all is well with you and your family.

[LaraMN]

28. We're doing great!

Sophie was up all night puking, but other than that, I can't complain.
How are YOU? What's the baby countdown at, and how's your little sweetie-boy?

[raptor_rider]

22. What a bill!!

Had one of those just in January for my daughter after her spell in ICU. Thank goodness for insurance. Out of pocket for us though was $500. I would talk with the insurance company and see if they would pay for more on the bill to get your "Out of Pocket" amount down. $4000 sounds like a little too much to me to be paying out to the hospital. Good luck and glad to hear that your husband is better!

[LaraMN]

29. It doesn't take much to run up a bill, does it?

Scary.

[raptor_rider]

36. Very Scary

Between 3 ambulance rides, the life flight, 2 days in ICU, 3 days in Peds. it came up to a pretty penny. She was in Diabetic DKA and we didn't know she was Type 1 diabetic. We didn't know the signs. Those hospitals slam you every which way they can between medication, labs, doctors, room, etc. And the ICU is by the hour! Just very thankful that we do have insurance, or we would be hurting very badly right now.

[Midlodemocrat]

23. Our bill for you know who was almots $600,000 between the two

surgeries.

I'm still sorting through EOBs and bills. It's horrendous. So much paperwork, I know something is going to fall through the cracks and wind up on my credit report.

I REALLY wish doctors and hospitals wouldn't send a bill until AFTER they received payment from insurance. It makes it too easy to lose track of the fact that you owe when you keep thinking that insurance is going to pay.

At our regular doctor's, we have a $3000 CREDIT. How did we end up with that? No friggin' idea.

[LaraMN]

30. Midlo, Baby!

:bounce: :hug: :loveya:
I have missed you tons!!!11!

[soleft]

24. You should definitely play the lottery

because you are DUE!!!!!!!!

[LaraMN]

31. Meh, we've got good stuff going on, too.

I'm not too upset.
:-)

[Hugin]

25. *tips hat*

:thumbsup:

You go LaraMN! :D

[LaraMN]

32. I'm goin'!

In my head, anyway!

[EstimatedProphet]

26. Just think - for that kind of money you could go to college

I guess it's an education in it's own right.

[LaraMN]

33. Heh heh!

I'd rather write a million boring-ass papers than sit through that weekend in the hospital again!

[tigereye]

27. how are things?

hope things are improved. How's your hubby and the new house?

:hug:

whoops, just read all the other posts.... ;)

[LaraMN]

34. Excellent!

My husband's doing really well, and I'm in love with working on the house! I'm on spring break and keeping very busy.
It's all good! How are you doing?

[tigereye]

35. posting from my new MAC

our other computers are really, really old.

my son is on break next 2 weeks - I am looking forward to a break from work and some play time. My parents were haivng some health problems, but they seem to have resolved somewhat. Whew. Can't wait for the warm weather to stay, and not tease with it's sultry breezes! :hi:

[hedgehog]

38. Clearly you wouldn't be making such use of the medical system

without insurance. See, if you'd had to pay for tha trout of your own pcket, you would have just taken a couple aspirin and gritted your teeth. Clearly this is a case of insurance raising the cost of health care in this country!

(I hope I don't have to ass that this is sarcasm!)