Re:The Company Behind Many Surprise Emergency Room Bills
by stolsvik on Wednesday July 26, 2017 @05:57PM
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This is a very interesting point. I actually thought Americans with insurance went to the doctor for absolutely anything, and felt very entitled to that since they pay so much for their insurance. What you point out is that it might be the exact opposite - and although I do often think "oh, I won't bother them with this..", I never consider cost to be an issue..
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Re:The Company Behind Many Surprise Emergency Room Bills
by Declanomous on Thursday July 27, 2017 @02:44PM
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Yeah, the thing is that our health insurance has a deductible still, and it's generally a percentage of the cost of the visit. Since prices aren't published, you have no idea how much anything will cost until afterwards. Even the doctors can't tell you how much anything will cost.
It reminds me of an old joke about things that don't have a listed price: "If you have to ask, you can't afford it." I think that mentality is really prevalent in the US when it comes to healthcare, regardless of how expensive the procedure would actually be.