Re:Insured, but Still Owing $109K for a Heart Attack
by jimmydddd on Tuesday August 28, 2018 @01:55PM
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What's strange is that many hospitals seem to legitimately be in financial trouble. You often hear about smaller hospitals not being able to make it financially, and being gobbled up by larger health networks. How can I be paying them $600 for an asprin, and other fake charges, and they still can't make any money?
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Re:Insured, but Still Owing $109K for a Heart Attack
by FireBeyond on Tuesday August 28, 2018 @02:01PM
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Well, you'll notice on this bill in the article they've taken to charging "near retail" pricing for aspirin, and generic pricing for common drugs many of us will know the price of (still relatively outrageous, but $1/pill for aspirin, $10/pill for metoprolol).
Why? Not out of the kindness of their hearts. They know that their name showing up with a bill for $500 for ASA is bad PR, so better to make those common things realistic, and pad their numbers elsewhere (like charging $19,500 for a $1,500 stent)...
Re:Insured, but Still Owing $109K for a Heart Attack
by bobmarley1 on Tuesday August 28, 2018 @02:11PM
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Like in Education the glut of "Administrators" is certainly not helping.