I had an ER visit years ago that was not covered by health insurance, ended up with a few stitches in my thumb after I ripped off the thumbnail with a sawz-all. The doctor's cost was about $800 and the ER / hospital charge was another $1000 or so. Most painful event of my life, but the thumbnail grew back beautifully. ------------- Max Charleston SC
On Mon, Sep 30, 2019 at 7:43 AM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > If a doctor doesn't make $700 an hour, why should I pay $1500 to be stuck > on a gurney in the ER and mostly ignored for 90 minutes? > Mitch > > > On September 29, 2019 at 11:43 PM Scott Ritchey via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > There is an old joke about a doctor who arrives home after a double > shift only to find his basement flooded. The doctor calls an emergency > plumber who arrives promptly. The plumber fixes the leak in about an hour > and .hands the doctor a bill for $700. > > The doctor is floored by the cost and exclaims that even he (a doctor) > doesn't make $700 an hour. The plumber shrugs and says that back when he > was a doctor he didn't make that much either. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
