no, i am talking about US and european trained board certified physicians with teaching credentials in several Universities in the US and Europe. The actual costs are lower here. they use the very same equipment/drugs/methods your very best hospitals do.
On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 5:07 PM, rigsy03 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Are you talking about cheapie surgeries in Latin America? Lord- those > people would sell their mothers! What if the outcome is a mess?// My > last beau was a surgeon and he agreed when I called him a glorified > plumber and he died from a raging cancer in his late 50's.All those > medical honors.// Health starts with good genes, diet and exercise.// > Until our consumer culture struck, how did the human race survive? > > On Nov 8, 4:54�pm, "Mark Kahle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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- > Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > -- 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. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
