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Health insurance is not the issue, it's the price gouging done by hospitals... $25 for one asprin... $5 for one Q-tip... $100 for a diaper... etc. And these are small costs.
It’s malpractice insurance that drives up costs. For an ob/gyn it can be $250k a year and they can be sued up to 18 years after delivering their last baby.
I received an $8,000 ER bill that my insurance is denying. My son broke his arm and I just went to the nearest emergency room without thinking about what network we were in. The Er is still resubmitting it, so we are still waiting to see what we need to pay. We pay almost $1,000 a month in insurance premiums as it is...
Tell me what about an ambulance ride should cost over 50,000...its price gouging to the fullest...something has to be done so people can live....and pay reasonable medical bills...
I got a horror story for ya. My daughter had hip reduction surgery for her hip displaysia. We had this done at University of Iowa children's hospital. It was supposed to be a simple procedure, we could do it outpatient. Thing is, she had to be put in a cast afterwards and that was a 2 part process that took an entire night. All was well until a couple weeks ago when I got a bill for 27 thousand dollars. 25 thousand of which was for one night hospital admission. Apparently my insurer UMR had a objection paying it and now I'm left holding the bag as it goes to collections. Now we're looking into bankruptcy. Apparently billing at U of I wasn't concerned with the fact that one night sleep over cost more than her surgery or the national average cost of a week on life support. Price gouging at it's worst ladies and gentlemen. This is a huge injustice and I am furious about it.
@Sigkim Actually the problem is people in power invariably use that power to bend the system to their advantage. If you think competition is going to stop bribery and corruption your a fool. Everytime you deregulate a market you get corruption. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.
@Sigkim We will have that anyway. I would rather spend the money healing our people than blowing up the middle east. Conservatives never ask how we are gonna pay for that.
It should not cost that much to operate a helicopter. They all rush to the location when they hear of a accident. Air ambulance is a scam and if you can go by ground you are better off.
I just got a call last week saying I owe from operation in April this year. I told them I have all paperwork stating that insurance company took care of it don't call me because I owe you nothing.
Air ambulance are almost never in network. I bet BCBS, doesn’t have a contract with any air ambulance provider! The reason people hate insurance is because of big companies like blue cross, Cigna etc... they deny and hope you don’t appeal. Appeal, appeal complain to your insurance commissioner.
I had a phone call from a neurologist the day after my husbands stroke. I did not know him. He had been with my husband 10 minutes and I am not sure why. I never heard from this doctor again till an $800 bill arrived for the cost of his phone call. He also collected from the insurance company.
I pay 300.00 a month for insurance and I now owe 1300.00 for blood work and test because the Dr wanted to make sure I did not have cancer I pay 20.00 a month till it is paid off sorry that is all I can afford or else I stop paying for the insurance my Dr was in network it sucks they put me in credit bureue because they want all the money at one time and I dont have 1300.00 but they cashed all three checks I paid every month on time even the IRS and the State lets you pay on time why can t we pay our medical bills on time every month
@Adam We know Bill Clinton was on Epstein's plane over 20 times...that's why ABC sat on the story, Hillary was running for President. This is easy stuff folks.
Adam trump never went to Epstein’s island. He was on a plane via one way trip back to New York. The photos seen with Epstein were also not at any of his residences....only at publicly held socials.
Happens in California all the time. The hospital cannot refuse you medical care. It is against the law. In some cases illegals cross the border just for medical care.
@@chrismanning1171 I don't know what you're talkin about, you can't apply for Medicare without a ssn. What you're referring to is when they have kids here called anchor babies. The baby gets Medicare and so does the mother. People find ways to cheat the system all over the United States, and it's definitely not just illegals.
No, What I said look it up for yourself. Hospitals legally cannot turn away a patient. A grown man from another country can walk across the border and into an American hospital. To cover these cost the hospital will increase everyone's bill.
