Remember My Anxiety Attack? Well HOLY SHIT, I just got the Damage Report!!! (pic)
 

For those of you that remember, I had an anxiety attack a couple months back and got a lot of support from some folks here. Well I got the bill today and it's enough to cause another attack!!! $1608.00 fucking dollars!!!

I saw a nurse for 30 minutes, Spoke to a doctor for 5 minutes, and they gave me a 100mg Xanax to calm me down! HOLY SHIT!!! Healthcare in America is getting out of control!!! :mad:

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Thats highway robbery :mad:

Don't pay it. What are they going to do send a collection agency?

Yes. And then they'll fuck up your credit.

send some 'collectors' there and take that much from them, then send a check the next day :thumbsup

Dang shit ! Sorry about that man :(

i couldnt even imagine recieving something from the hospital asking for money

sorry to hear man

I got one of those a few years ago, I just called them and told them I could only afford 10 bucks a month, they said no problem, I set it up online checking for 10 bucks a month and paid them off. in a few years

:feels-hot

if u don't have insurance, offer them a cash settlement ~25%
c if they take,
i did that and it worked

LOL, one of the main reasons I got into the healthcare industry.

:Graucho

It's to the point you can't afford to get sick anymore..

I pay $282 a month for health insurance..

To add insult to injury, they also sent me a seperate invoice for $13 for the Xanax!!! :321GFY

Mother Fuckers!

What kind of tests did they run ? My last trip took me for about $3,000

A bit off topic but doesnt it totally frustrate you that your government is blowing billions on a useless war on the other side of the world and you have to pay these amounts when you get sick in your own country as a tax payer?

That's one of the ups about Canada. We don't get anythingl ike that... although there are still those that'll abuse the system :BangBang:

wow sux 2 be u!:(

Wow that sucks... Damn i am glad i have insurance. Now i know why i keep the wife around :)

medical care is so expensive. you gotta have health insurance or you're fucked.

Wow I would hate to see the bill if they would have admitted you overnight. It would prob be 10 times that much.

I had an EKG, several blood tests, and was placed onto a heart monitor.

And Battus, yes, yes it does piss me off!!! :mad:

The health care field has always sucked in the US. it's always been this off the wall.. with our without a war..

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I had surgery three years ago and the bill was $64,000 bucks. this is the killer when i came in the emergency room. they put the socks with tread on it. They said i had to have them so as i do not trip..I would not been able to walk even if i wanted to.

The bill for the socks were $38.00
wtf? the pharmacy bill was 10k
No wonder Insurance premiums are so high!

that sucks ass hard, here in canada it would have cost you 0$

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always like that

insurance = lower price
without insurance = highest fucking price possible

Sure rub it in doober *wink*

So true. Over the last few years, I had to have a lump removed from the side of my face, a lymphnode out of my neck (which ended up causing nerve damage so physical therapy followed) and surgery to re-attach the flexor tendons in my arm. I don't think I spent more than 100.00 between all of those surgeries. The most expensive part was the copays to the doctors for follow-ups. :thumbsup

Get mad.

Once sick - in debts for life :helpme

"We do it because we like people,we do it because we want to help people" never seen a doc like that,I wouldn't even go to hospital if my life depends on that.Those motherfuckers will never make money off me :thumbsup :321GFY

You should send them a letter asing them to "forgive" you of the bill. You have to use the word forgive, they get so much $$ to hahahahaha off.


I know this because my Stepdad is the director of the VA hospital.



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Living in Canada totally has its ups and downs..One of the BIGGEST ups is our kick ass healthcare system. Sorry to hear about that bill babes. Hope your feeling better though!

Why do you think so many people are going to Pre-Med?

The medical field pays well... Real well.

No, what bugs most people more is foreigners who think they have an opinion that counts about the U.S, either move here or eat a dick.

pfft. That's nothing. I pay $950/mo for Blue Cross Blue Shield for insurance for myself, wife and baby. On top of that we pay 50% on prescriptions and have at least a 20% copay. Cry me a river!

Brad

Wow! You mean you hate it when people from one country judge over the other...

How ironic.

When you guys start minding your own business i will mind mine.

Idiot.

that is exactly what they will do, unless you pay ! But it is Highway robbery:2 cents:

That's what I did, too....the last time I was hospitalised...

They also did something else. They asked me if I were the sole support of my family, so I said yes.

They reduced my bill from 15G's to two and I paid them 50 dollars a month until it was bye bye.

Call Social Services at the hospital. They should be able to help you.

According to U.S. Government Statistics:*

- The average national cost of a hospital stay in
2001 was $3,252 per day;
- The average national cost of an appendectomy in
2001 was $14,225; and
- Fixing a child's broken arm in 2000 cost an
average of $8,091.

Yeah they will and fuck it up BIG TIME.....that is robbery:BangBang:

The health system in Quebec is free!
god they suck!

it has to stay free, too important!

There are two ways around this:

Option 1: Fight the collection agency. They aren't tied to the government, and the reason they harass you so much is because they purchased your debt from the Hospital for something cheap like 10-25 cents on the dollar. Then they make their money by either offering you a settlement plan, or by charging the full amount. The Hospital has been paid regardless. So you can tell them "I don't care if you assumed my debt, the Hospital treated me, not you, so I'm not paying anything". Or you can really have fun with them and tell them you already paid everything in the mail. When they call back asking for the money cause they didn't recieve it, act very mad about it, don't let them intimidate you. Fuck up your credit my ass, no one fights with a pissed off consumer. There are actually legal ways around it, but I forget what they were, because this option is actually fun.

Option 2: Move to Canada and never pay for a hospital bill again, because it's covered in your taxes or something. Canadians are far superior to the USA when it comes to the important stuff.

To add more insult to injury --- most people in healthcare are in it for the ridiculous amounts of money that industry generates -- NOT because they want to help people and from my own experiences, more often than not these days - it shows.

Those that did actually want to help people learn pretty quickly by having their hands tied in various matters that doing what is in the best interest of the patient isn't what it's about.


Take teachers for instance... one of the most important, yet underpaid, professions in this country. If someone applys to be a teacher, they are most likely genuinely interested in educating people (or they are pedos :( ).

Public education doesn't get enough funding because they've never wanted a well educated slave class.

i broke my arm and some lady called the cops so the fire truck came.. and they WOULDN"T let me go i was like 15.. i was like naw im fine i don't need to goto hospital... next thing i knew 5 firemen held me and strapped me into a bed and threw me in the fire truck, charged my parents 3,000$ for the fire truck ride, and like 8k for my broken arm, parents were pissed :(

Canada?

Kick ass healthcare system!?

:eek7

OMFG! This has to be the most hilarious shit on GFY.. EVER!! :1orglaugh

Dont knock it, its pretty much free :) I pay $44 cdn/month for healthcare and havent ever paid more for any injuries or illness.
I've spent more than enough time in the hospital due to sports and fighting too.

I'm not talking about paying.. I'm talking about the quality of service you get.

oh fuck ya they will. and.. that probably wont be the only bill.

You know, if you just got that today.. I bet you've got more coming. I think I got 6 different ones, or so it seemed.

It's not just he war against other countries...it's all the Bullshit wars we wage on everything ranging from Drugs to Pornography. Who does pornography hurt? Instead of waging wars against it, why not educate about it? The more money you pump into education, the richer the country will become hence less drugs, crimes, etc.

I'm going to pay the bill, it's my obligation. It does chap my ass that what it costed for me to spend one night in a hospital I could have spend 5 nights in Hawaii! Fuckers! :321GFY