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Originally Posted by Paq
another perspective
dec 2003, i went to the ER bc of pneumonia and bronchitis that had me dehydrated and at 103 for a fever..
in feb, i received:
1 chest xray: $40
1 hospital bill: $2400
1 doctor's services bill 2 months later $694 from the doctor's personal office 200 miles away...
total cost, $3134 for 1 liter of fluid, 1 vial of antibiotics, a 3 hr wait in an ER waiting room, and a 3 hr stay in an exam room...
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Oh, I get it. You are saying that your life is not worth $3134. Good point. I guess I never looked at it like that.
Can you tell me what your life IS worth? is it an even $3000? $1500? What about the exchange rate if you were travelling to another country?
Who are you to say that you were overcharged? The problem with healthcare is that when it counts, YOU DO NOT CARE WHAT IT COSTS, because the alternative is DEATH.
Please do not get on the topic of "my grandma had a stroke and it cost 1,000,000 dollars a day" or "Who does that doctor think he is, charging me ____ for only seeing me for 15 seconds?"
Healthcare is priceless, in the right circumstances. We are not comparing different models of sedans here. Just think about that for a second.
Or on second thought, you were not complaining at all, and simply voicing your joy for still being here and not dying that day, due to the wonderful care you recieved.
Was I right on the first part, or the second part?