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cost of health care up close and personal
Ok, so due to stupidity/reaction, i ended up with a few hairline fractures in my hand, nothing major, or so i thought...
went to doctor after coercion from many people and had 3 xrays,a 15 minute discussion with the doctor, then to another doctor for a discussion and a hard cast.
total cost: $1165 and $253...
seriously...what...the..hell???
and what is so bad is that the doctor's statement i received when i paid the copay for my insurance did not even have a price and the lady thought i was just out of my mind for asking for a price of just the office visit.
How are we supposed to know what we are getting into before we walk into the doctor's office!??!? I could understand it when my ER bill was $2500 for a bad fever, dehydration and pneumonia treatment..as someone put it, they basically charge enough so that you do not go to teh ER for something not immediately life threatening, as in, something you could just go to the doc for...
BUT SHEESH, when it is $1400 for a hairline fracture that did not require resetting of a bone...what are we supposed to do?!?
sorry, rant over...comments?
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Chris
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