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Re:I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a to... by astura on Saturday March 31, 2018 @11:53AM (#16723768)
Then you get the $10,000+ bill because your insurance won't cover ER visits for non-emergencies

https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertglatter/2017/10/16/anthem...

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/1/29/16906558/a...

Re:I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a to... by raverbashing on Saturday March 31, 2018 @03:02PM (#16724603)
Or you live in a country with no BS medical pricing, take 2 zeros from that value and you get a more realistic pricing estimate for places in Europe (or pretty much elsewhere, probably lower, apart from Japan and Australia, I'd say)
Re:I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a to... by charliesome on Saturday March 31, 2018 @10:08PM (#16726317)
In Australia presenting at ER is free, for any reason.
Re:I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a to... by raverbashing on Sunday April 01, 2018 @11:02AM (#16728610)
Thanks for the clarification (though if it's a non-emergency your wait might be longer - but that is valid regardless of the country)
Re:I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a to... by gcb0 on Sunday April 01, 2018 @10:45AM (#16728528)
and still don't get care. the us is a joke.

went to ER, they took a single xray, 5hours later doctor shows up and say "yeah its broken, we will put a temporary useless immobiliser worse than the one you came in with. here's the phone number of a specialist you can try calling monday". it was $4k for out of pocket btw. my top of the line insurance just said "we can't dispute anything from er visits".