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06.17.08, 11:38 AM General Topics
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Medical costs totally shock me. I just got two bills for medical procedures and they are jaw-droppingly high amounts. I'd say thank goodness i have insurance except that i have this suspicion that the insurance system is partially responsible for the high prices. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 06.17.08, 11:38 AM Flag
 

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they are scary. terrible thing is the insurance gets away with paying less - if you don't have it you have to pay the full amount. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 11:39 AM Flag
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i got billed $15,000 for a procedure. Insurance covered it and paid them $500. I don't understand how they have this set up. But i'm just relieved I had my little $20 copay and i'm done with it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 11:41 AM Flag
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but if you did not have your insurance, you'd have to pay 15K - unbelievable! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 11:48 AM Flag
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i'm really not understanding how this works. what's to stop people from charging $6 million for every procedure adn then just getting the standard amount from the insurance companies and as much as they can from the poor schmuks without insurance? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 11:50 AM Flag
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exactly. that is really sick. and the medical costs are super inflated because the hospitals employ tons of employees, whose job is to deal with insuarance companies. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 11:53 AM Flag
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Just a suspicion? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 11:39 AM Flag
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ok, more than a suspicion. i guess i should say i'm glad i have insurance but i still can't believe what's going on. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 11:41 AM Flag
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Now imagine what would happen if God forbid you or DH lost their job and you had a medical crisis... this is why the system is broken and must be fixed. We can't be afraid of changing the system drastically. We should fear letting it decay as it is now... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 11:44 AM Flag
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sounds good- any specific recommendations on how to help fix the problem? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 11:44 AM Flag
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S-O-C-I-A-L-I-Z-E... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 11:47 AM Flag
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hang out on UB? not sure that's helping! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 11:48 AM Flag
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cause the US government does things well and efficiently [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 11:54 AM Flag
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driven on a highway lately ? Gotten any mail ? parent receiving soc security ? My DC got sick while we were abroad last year and I was amazed at the quality of care he received as well as the ease with which we received it... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 11:56 AM Flag
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I'm pretty sure that was sarcasm... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 11:57 AM Flag
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they were being sarcastic, and I got that... I also know that there are many things we do well and the system as it is now is broken... just awful... socialized medicine works in virtually every Westernized nation and there's no reason we cannot do it here other than the fear of the word "socialized"... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 12:00 PM Flag
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are you talking about socialism? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 12:09 PM Flag
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Our oldest was born in Germany. Never ever will I go through that again. Probably 20 things happened that would freak out everyone on this board. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 12:10 PM Flag
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op: you know what i think would make a difference? if doctors posted their fees. most service related industries list their fees in a brochure or on the wall when you get there. i think if people (even the ones with insurance) had an idea of what doctors are charging, you'd see big time changes in the medical industry. If my doctor is charging $100 for dc's well visit and i see that hanging on the wall, i'm not going to be so happy sitting in the waiting room for 45 minutes. If that stupid plastic surgeon had told me he'd charge $2500 to put six stitches into dc's head and that insurance wouldn't cover it, i would've said 'forget it. i'll have a resident do it'. There's this secrecy about medical costs that i think is contributing a lot to the great expense [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 12:00 PM Flag
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MD"s receive only a portion of their fee and are told often times what to charge... it is a shitty system we have... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 12:08 PM Flag
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i think if prices and costs were more transparent, that would do a lot to fix the system. it would make the exorbitant prices be reduced. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 12:12 PM Flag
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