just go elsewhere for the surgery.... it is a LOT cheaper and just as good.
On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 4:49 PM, mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have had both heart bypass, as well as my colon removed, and I paid > zip. but for now, I am lucky to have excellant insurance. but after > the dems are done I will be fucked. > > On Nov 8, 5:43 pm, "Mark Kahle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > No, I'm fine and fit as a fiddle. > > > > My point was that using the VERY SAME equipment and procedures as any US > > hospital my total bill was 3 thousand dollars. > > > > > > > > On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 4:36 PM, rigsy03 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I just saw trays of chicken feet today in my favorite supermarket! > > > They cater to Whites, Blacks and Hispanics so you never know what will > > > pop up.// I am sorry you were injured and hope you make a full > > > recovery. I consider hospitals dangerous places what with staph > > > infections and screw-ups in medications but I suppose I get that > > > suspicion from my parents. A friend has wound up in a nursing home > > > with a paralysed leg after bad back surgery, etc. But he visited too > > > many doctors before and they had him coming and going with meds and > > > learned guesses. Having great insurance is no reason to use it like a > > > dance card of old. Doctors and hospitals have learned how to work the > > > system. Don't get me started with my mother's exit from life. > > > > > On Nov 8, 2:07 pm, THE ANNOINTED ONE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On the flip side.... > > > > > > three years ago I had the bones in my left leg (directly above and > > > > below the joint) smashed like a chicken bone under a hammer. > > > > > > 8 hour surgery, some 15 pins and screws (still have two) three weeks > > > > in hospital, cast for 10 months, 11 round trips by ambulance (100+ > > > > miles each way), two weeks of inpatient rehab, one month out-patient > > > > rehab three times a week, all drugs, MRI's, Xrays etc included.... > > > > > > 3000 dollars.total. Hospital has US/German certification. Great > > > > doctors, nurses and therapists. > > > > > > On Nov 8, 10:03 am, studio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > All I know is that I've been paying my hospital bills... > > > > > in cash. > > > > > > > What I don't do is pay what the first bill says I should. > > > > > I ask for a discount, and they give me one. > > > > > > > My initial hospital bill was a quaint arbitrary number for > > > > > $43,000....$5,000 a day for just the room I stayed. > > > > > > > The discount was almost 75%, which meant I paid $11,000 in the > end... > > > > > *if* I paid within 10 days...so I did. > > > > > If I wasn't able to pay within 10 days, I would be responsible for > > > > > paying the full $43,000 in monthly payments. > > > > > > > If I would have had insurance, the insurance companies would > > > > > have probably paid at least 50% of that. > > > > > > > The doctors bills and other services were separate from the > hospital > > > > > bill... > > > > > the doctors like making arbitrary numbers also, but in their case, > > > > > they > > > > > won't give you a discount unless you share your total financial > > > > > background > > > > > with them, and if you have more than $7,500 in liquid assets, you > > > > > have > > > > > to pay the whole amount. > > > > > > > One doctor I have to pay $2,000 for what amounts to be about 2 > hours > > > > > work, > > > > > of which the tests he did were a total waste of time and showed > > > > > nothing useful. > > > > > > > I'm now looking forward to my new hospital bill...it should > initially > > > > > be > > > > > somewhere around $50,000.- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > -- > > Mark M. Kahle > > Blessed are the bewildered for they don't know the difference.... Me > > > -- Mark M. Kahle Blessed are the bewildered for they don't know the difference.... Me --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
