Stephen Russell wrote: > On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 10:42 AM, Pete Theisen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote: >>> Fred Taylor wrote: >>>> I recently had a trip to the emergency room for what turned out to be >>>> kidney >>>> stones. Time spent in the emergency room, 3 hours. Bill was over $10K. A >>>> few days later, another trip to an emergency room and 2 days in the >>>> hospital. Bill was $15K. When the smoke clears away and all the >>>> miscellaneous bills finish trickling in, the total for this will be about >>>> $28K. Even with a supposedly good health insurance, my out of pocket is >>>> about $7500. For that amount of money, I would have expected to have been >>>> brought back from the dead 2 or 3 times, at least. ;\ >>> >>> Wow...I'll say! Do you think nationalized healthcare would prevent this >>> kind of bill? I think many would agree that the current rates they >>> charge are completely outrageous.
>> What nobody realizes is that the doctor only gets a hundred or so. The >> rest, to the extent that it is actually paid by the insurance companies >> - the patient is sent to collection for his part - goes to corporate fat >> cats who screw everything up, get fired and then are given golden >> parachutes. > He was probably seen by 10 different MDs. They all get their cut, as > well as nurses fees, meds, oh and can we forget about the various > tests that any and every Dr. ordered? Hi Stephen! The tests are the holy grail. You understand testing well enough when it is software, it is the same idea in the doctor's practice. Takes out the guesswork. I love tests. Not a good target for economizing. -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
