just lol at medical prices in the US

[inkie77]

Just got a bill for a twisted ankle and went to PT twice:

for evaluation they billed insurance: 547.00 for 30 minutes to look at me
went the one session for 30 mins the bill was 382.00

brb telling someone to hop on one leg and stretch making a 1k for an hour

what a scam

[ventriloquizing]

land of the free

[OffwhiteBrah]

Was in hosp for 5 days back in Jan, Total cost $91k lol

[inkie77]

Was in hosp for 5 days back in Jan, Total cost $91k lol

LOL

brb 50 dollars for an ibuprofen so nurses can twerk on tiktok

[DrugsToGetBig]

its really disgusting the current state of healthcare

[Avalanche3319]

To be fair they have to recoup all the loss of trash people without insurance constantly going to the emergency room for a headache or nosebleed then never paying their bill.

But yeah healthcare is beyond fuked in America.

[Tornach]

Y'all don't hop across the border?

Same for dental treatment.

[anonkunbrah]

I saw a GI doctor a few weeks back. He didn't even ask me a single question about my diet. Just ordered for them to ride a train on me with scope cameras.

[atgbrahsrs]

yes but they are all paid by insurance

it is meant to be that way with a private market

[TexasTechPharmD]

Just got a bill for a twisted ankle and went to PT twice:

for evaluation they billed insurance: 547.00 for 30 minutes to look at me
went the one session for 30 mins the bill was 382.00

brb telling someone to hop on one leg and stretch making a 1k for an hour

what a scam

Look into PBMs. One of the main reasons why our health care system is fcked up.

[TexasTechPharmD]

Was in hosp for 5 days back in Jan, Total cost $91k lol

Reason why Larry Merlo made $20mil a year.

[teodorkanev1]

If it weren't for this outrageous healthcare system we wouldn't have had the GOAT TV show Breaking Bad.

Meanwhile over here we're paying 50 euros a month and that's got you covered all the way from broken bone to heart surgery, eye surgery and stem cell transplant lmao at UScels

[Adam16121]

To be fair they have to recoup all the loss of trash people without insurance constantly going to the emergency room for a headache or nosebleed then never paying their bill.

But yeah healthcare is beyond fuked in America.

This. Medicaid patients use the ER at twice the rate of people with private insurance. Financial disincentives like copay are hard to enforce, as the patient has to be seen anyway. Also, some practitioners argue that these copays are unethical, as it may force medicaid patients with legitimate emergencies to avoid the ER.

TBH, I’ve known people with private insurance who have avoided the ER due to copays, though that gets less attention.

[atgbrahsrs]

if it weren't for this outrageous healthcare system we wouldn't have had the goat tv show breaking bad.

Meanwhile over here we're paying 50 euros a month and that's got you covered all the way from broken bone to heart surgery and stem cell transplant lmao at uscels

bg?

[teodorkanev1]

bg?

йес, фагот and pretty much everywhere else in the EU

[Ellmser]

just lol at not having health insurance

[jlick]

lol at going to physical therapy for a twisted ankle. How much does your gynecologist charge your insurance for dealing with your fat flappy pussy?

[ralphlaurenbrah]

Healthcare has been bought up by hedge funds in the last 15 years that realized they can change whatever they want and people have no recourse (srs).


Source: I am an anesthetist and work in healthcare and talk to everyone in the hospital.


This single problem will destroy our country completely. Mark my words. They can literally charge you whatever they want because you HAVE to get the service and then if you can’t pay they ruin your credit completely.

[lightsarefallin]

LOL

brb 50 dollars for an ibuprofen so nurses can twerk on tiktok

lmao

[DolphinPilot]

I saw a GI doctor a few weeks back. He didn't even ask me a single question about my diet. Just ordered for them to ride a train on me with scope cameras.

bro if you're going to the doctor's to get bottomed out you have nobody to blame but yourself when the bill comes.




on-topic I've been fortunate enough to not have to deal with all the things described ITT, but I do think it's real fcked up when I go to a doctor's for a routine exam and they charge me/my insurance like $200+ for the visit. Even if they didn't do anything, and the ****gy tiem doctor just referred me to a specialist (even though he could have taken care of it) they still charge $200.

[blissful88]

lol at going to physical therapy for a twisted ankle. How much does your gynecologist charge your insurance for dealing with your fat flappy pussy?

[saltypits]

I had kidney stone when I was younger, at work we had a cheap and expensive plan, i was on cheap since I never needed anything.

Kidney stones suck for those that never had, and this was a horrible one, tons of pain in middle of night. Wife (gf at time) convinced me to go to ER and get some drugs. Was there for maybe 1.5-2 hours, the small ****ty MRI, like a ring you pass through, not the big bad ass tube kind. Then some drugs and a script to go home.

$14K. $12K was the MRI alone. My bill was $2k

After that, I changed to the better plan the next open enrollment session. USA service & access to it is great. Its the costs that suck the dong. Unless you're poor, then you just go in and never pay anyways. ****ers

It's not really any different in Canadaland, it's jus the taxpayer foots the bill.

[propreffered7]

there's so much built into everything.. it's hard to fathom

was just thinking about this as we were charging a customer today. every little piece for every item to cover costs, then you have van gas/ travel/ insurance, all the tools and items in there (to cover potential problems) insurances on every side (van insurance, workers insurance, item insurance, etc., etc.). like god damn.. labor costs on top of that

convinced this may solely be due to overpopulation. cause it means we have to keep creating jobs for people so little trivial chit is itemized and commoditized and chit gets expensive

[inkie77]

pay your bill deadbeat

grabma,





grabma penis lil bish

[inkie77]

lol at going to physical therapy for a twisted ankle. How much does your gynecologist charge your insurance for dealing with your fat flappy pussy?

grabahon is a dangerous disease? never heard of it?


you can grabahon my penis

[CanardMedic]

It's always been disgusting like that. What a joke, it's daylight robbery.

[r32gojirra]

“Medical prices”

Lol

How do you jackasses even claim to be a country

[zknarc]

You'd pay that in about 2 weeks of income tax and VAT over here.

Anyway, the real issue is insurance. Any price is based on what the market can/will pay, if it is likely an insurance company - game on.

[r32gojirra]

You'd pay that in about 2 weeks of income tax and VAT over here.

Anyway, the real issue is insurance. Any price is based on what the market can/will pay, if it is likely an insurance company - game on.

Unless the government determines an efficient level of subsidy for each category of service/drug, in the way any developed economy would.

[jn677]

It's not really any different in Canadaland, it's jus the taxpayer foots the bill.

That's not true. The government sets the price in Canada. There is no way an MRI costs $12k... probably costs them more like 300-400.