Re:Most hospitals aren't complying with price transparency rule
by jrochkind1 on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @12:45PM
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So, yeah, there is a point on who considers what an emergency.
They were saying they had pain and nausea, the doctor suspected a kidney stone. Is this an "emergency"? I have had a kidney stone, it is intense pain. My mother had one, said it reminded her of childbirth.
But it won't kill you, probably. You could just be in intense pain for weeks or longer waiting to pass it.
Is that an emergency? I think in probably any sane medical system it is. In the USA? No idea.
They were saying they had pain and nausea, the doctor suspected a kidney stone. Is this an "emergency"? I have had a kidney stone, it is intense pain. My mother had one, said it reminded her of childbirth.
But it won't kill you, probably. You could just be in intense pain for weeks or longer waiting to pass it.
Is that an emergency? I think in probably any sane medical system it is. In the USA? No idea.