One of the problems with insurance is that if the bill is paid, nobody cares that the doctor is padding his bill. If everybody paid out of their pocket, then prices would have to go down.
************************************************* Barack Obama is not My President http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike --- On Mon, 11/24/08, MB Software Solutions General Account <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: MB Software Solutions General Account <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [OT] 25 billion won't do it? > To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, November 24, 2008, 11:24 AM > Fred Taylor wrote: > > Yeah, I had 3 doses of morphine the first trip to the > ER, they charged $275 > > a pop, I think it was. I'm sure I could have > gotten better stuff on the > > street for a lot less. What the hell they did to run > up an over $10K bill, > > I have no idea, but Stephen was probably right, lots > of tests and doctors > > sticking their head in the room, and billing for it. > > > Boy you said it on that last point---when I was in the > hospital for a > staph infection years ago, some doctor literally just > walked in the > room, MAYBE said one sentence to me, was there for no more > than 1 or 2 > minutes, then left and sent my parents a bill for something > outrageous, > iirc. Absolute BS. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. _______________________________________________ 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.
