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Tab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 12:55 AM Original message |
Eleven. Thousand Dollars. ($11,000.00) |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 12:59 AM Response to Original message |
1. Unreimbursed charges. Profit. You must have bad insurance if they didn't knock those prices down |
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Merlot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 01:05 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Yes, the uninsured get stuck with those higher rates |
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snappyturtle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 09:03 PM Response to Reply #2 |
50. A person with insurance at least has a company that will limit what |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 01:27 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Patient has NO bargaining power. |
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Tab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 08:26 AM Response to Reply #1 |
13. No, my insurance is quite good. I *MYSELF* didn't pay $11,000. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 01:08 AM Response to Original message |
3. $11,000 is the sucker price... |
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PA Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 01:48 PM Response to Reply #3 |
17. People WITH insurance are expected to pay the full "sucker price" |
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kickysnana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 01:18 AM Response to Original message |
4. Yup, Auntie didn't die overnight of her stroke as she had hoped. |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 06:42 PM Response to Reply #4 |
43. OH MY FUCKING GOD!!!! That is CRIMINAL. Hang those motherfuckers from the lamposts. |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 01:20 AM Response to Original message |
5. Hi, Tab! |
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notesdev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 01:33 AM Response to Original message |
7. It's a scam |
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Sirveri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 05:07 AM Response to Original message |
8. 500 dollars to clean my ear. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 05:15 AM Response to Original message |
9. The gangsters used to need your support while they conquered the world. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 05:50 AM Response to Original message |
10. "Too many markups, not enough controls." QFT |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 06:05 AM Response to Original message |
11. As a friend of our who has cancer said... If the cancer doesn't' kill you.. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 06:11 AM Response to Original message |
12. the hospital you went to, is probably one of many in a conglomeration |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
14. 3,000. young son acting odd. shakes, rollin eyes. an hour in, xrays, threw up over doctor |
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Tab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
15. Here is the bill |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 01:30 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. My explanation of benefits shows each charge and the contractual adjustment individually. |
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Bette Noir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 02:40 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. When I was a home care nurse, call it 15 years ago, |
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Newcanuck (26 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 03:27 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. Here is the bill |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 03:33 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. You forgot to include what you spent on the pop and candy machines |
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Tab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 04:36 PM Response to Reply #24 |
34. Welcome to DU! |
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renate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 05:58 PM Response to Reply #24 |
41. you would never ever hear me critizing Canadian health care, boy howdy! |
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momdogz (59 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 08:52 PM Response to Reply #24 |
49. Good post, New Canuck!! You're my neighbor to the north (Vermont). |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 03:35 PM Response to Reply #15 |
26. It's unlikely that your HMO disputed that adlustment - rather it reflects the master agreement |
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WillowTree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 04:35 PM Response to Reply #26 |
33. One correction to that article. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
19. Here's the flip side of that: |
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liberal_rxstudent (69 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 12:51 AM Response to Reply #19 |
69. The hospital |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
20. Maybe this will help explain it to you. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 04:12 PM Response to Reply #20 |
30. thank you for going into such depth and making it understandable. Your post deserves its own thread |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 07:09 PM Response to Reply #20 |
44. Thank you for the post, wolfgangmo. Very informative. I'm not trying to quibble, but |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 10:13 PM Response to Reply #44 |
56. Thanks for clarifying that. |
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tooeyeten (441 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 08:26 PM Response to Reply #20 |
71. You hit the nail on the head! |
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DesertFlower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
21. i went to the emergency room a few months |
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Flatulo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
22. First of all, good luck with your prognosis and treatment plan. |
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scarface2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
23. i had a lousy catscan last year for broken collar bone.. |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 04:06 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. is THAT how much a cat scan is?? |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 10:19 PM Response to Reply #23 |
58. All of these stories of huge ER bills are why we NEED single payer. |
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TygrBright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
27. Once upon a time I went to the hospital for a bad case of septicaemia. |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 10:26 PM Response to Reply #27 |
59. Bright - I'm a big fan |
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midnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
29. Tab sorry you have had to deal with this on top of not feeling well. My |
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WillowTree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
31. Another reason why hospital bills are so high is those who are underinsured... |
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Tab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 04:42 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. Two other things that contribute: |
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WillowTree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 05:06 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. #1 is nonsense.......sorta. |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 10:46 PM Response to Reply #36 |
62. Number 1 is not nonsense ... sort of. |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 10:33 PM Response to Reply #31 |
60. Hold up there buckaroo. |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
32. The money goes two places. |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 05:43 PM Response to Reply #32 |
40. Yup. |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 10:01 PM Response to Reply #40 |
53. My uninsured son |
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sybylla (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
35. Sounds cheap compared to the $4000 bill we got for a dislocated shoulder |
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backwoodsbob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
38. neighbors kid broke her arm three weeks ago |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
39. The catheter must have been 24k gold . . . hope you grabbed it on the way out. |
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mnhtnbb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
42. I've been where you were recently--hospital stay of 3+ days for hip replacement-- |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 07:20 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. Great to hear from someone who has been on both sides of the table, mnhtnbb. |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 07:20 PM Response to Reply #42 |
46. Great to hear from someone who has been on both sides of the table, mnhtnbb. |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
47. I have had Pulmonary Embolisms and almost died in June 2007. |
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momdogz (59 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
48. I'm an RN, as well as a consumer. Our nurses are organized - |
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Stuart G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
51. The system is broken..simple..the only people that profit are: |
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Tab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
52. I called my mom |
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Johnny2X2X (356 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
54. Everyday problems |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
55. I had the same sticker shock when I had a CT Scan |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
57. Another problem is that we get a series of obscure bills identifying the |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 10:40 PM Response to Original message |
61. Good OP, but you need to use spell checker. It would help to make |
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Historic NY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
63. My local hospital routinely double bills....... |
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gristy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
64. I've read much of this thread. You know what the politicians are afraid of with single-payer? |
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mnhtnbb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 11:18 PM Response to Reply #64 |
66. The politicians are afraid of losing all the contributions from the insurance industry. |
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Voice for Peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
65. a podiatrist friend told me that the cost of malpractice insurance has also gotten so high |
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HuskiesHowls (582 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-10-09 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
67. My sister broke her leg at age 4 |
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BREMPRO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 09:34 AM Response to Original message |
68. Here's an outrageous example of high cost of health service.. |
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blackdot (65 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
70. Health insurance is a scam. |
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