Originally Posted by kane

And there is a strong possibility that when he told them he has had this pain for a week they would have sent him to get an ultrasound (although I suppose some clinics may have ultrasounds, but many don't) and he would have ended up with a big bill anyway. Likely not $3K, but it would have been big.

This is the major flaw in Obamacare in that it does absolutely nothing to actually lower that rising and outrageous costs of healthcare.