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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: CG6468 on September 11, 2012, 12:16:08 AM
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Stung by a Scorpion, Then by a Hospital. This Could Happen to You.
Written by Gary North on September 7, 2012
An Arizona woman was stung by a scoprion. She went to the hospital. It gave her two shots. Then it charged her $39,652.
Per shot.
In Mexico, the same shot costs $100.
Then it charged her extra fees for the visit. Total bill: over $83,000.
Conclusion: government-regulated health care is not working for patients. It is working great for hospitals.
Stung twice (http://teapartyeconomist.com/2012/09/07/stung-by-a-scorpion-then-by-a-hospital/)
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I'm not sure I would trust any vaccination in Mexico as being real.
My insurance company usually pays a lot less then what the hosptial trys to bill me and they have to accept the contracted price.
I'm glad I have insurance.
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I'm not sure I would trust any vaccination in Mexico as being real.
My insurance company usually pays a lot less then what the hosptial trys to bill me and they have to accept the contracted price.
I'm glad I have insurance.
Medicare pays X amount, and that is all. The hospital cannot bill you for more.
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Medicare pays X amount, and that is all. The hospital cannot bill you for more.
True.
The uninsured really get stuck.
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True.
The uninsured really get stuck.
The uninsured have to go to the hospital and negotiate for themselves. I believe all not-for-profit hospitals will negotiate. I'm not sure about the for-profit ones...but I do know that hospitals hate negative advertising if patients go to the media with their complaints. :-) Monopolies in healthcare just don't exist anymore.
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The uninsured have to go to the hospital and negotiate for themselves. I believe all not-for-profit hospitals will negotiate. I'm not sure about the for-profit ones...but I do know that hospitals hate negative advertising if patients go to the media with their complaints. :-) Monopolies in healthcare just don't exist anymore.
Oh there will be a monopoly in health care alright, as soon as 0bamacare goes into full effect.