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Originally Posted by bronco67
and there's also lots of uninsured people going to the emergency room, and the costs get passed on to the insured people. That's why Democrats actually took a stab at reforming healthcare, instead of the Republicans way of doing things, which is to stick their head in the sand and keep the status quo. What do they care as long as they have insurance?
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It's not only ER visits, but regular visits.
We usually have healthcare through my wife's work, and for some reason there was a lapse and my daughter broke her leg. I expected doctor's visits to be in the thousands of dollars. I was working for Lightspeed Cash at the time, very well paid, and just expected to bend over and take it. When they discovered I didn't have healthcare, they only charged me $500 - this covered three visits, multiple x-rays each visit, putting on and removing the cast. After that, physical therapy was $35 each visit.
My point is there is the price they bill the insurance companies, but then there is the price they charge people without insurance. And it's a huge difference.