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re: Is the Healthcare/Pharma industry a giant scam?
Posted on 12/7/19 at 11:49 pm to Diamondawg
Posted on 12/7/19 at 11:49 pm to Diamondawg
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Not many hospital procedures are that straight forward.
Really? Setting a broken bone? Appendectomy? I'm not saying that those procedures will be routine every time, but "not many"? I'm having a hard time believing there's just no such thing as routine medical treatment. If people can laser your eyeballs for a predictable price they can stitch you up or set a broken bone for a predictable price.
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Posted on 12/7/19 at 11:53 pm to Flats
If healthcare could be treated like what it is- a consumer service- we could avoid higher prices.
But since people will not take accountability for their health and have become sue happy and "give me a pill to fix it," it can never be.
But since people will not take accountability for their health and have become sue happy and "give me a pill to fix it," it can never be.
Posted on 12/8/19 at 8:14 am to Flats
quote:Yeah, really. Level of care in the ER varies. Age of patient will add or make additional tests unnecessary. Fourteen year old vs 65 y/o big difference. Which bone? Hard cast or soft cast? Just setting or is reducing the fracture involved? Pre xrays and how many views? Post reduction and how many views? Radiologist has to look at each of those xrays. If you as a consumer could sort through the mountain of charges listed on the chargemaster and predict what would be needed to correct your probably, you could probably come within + or - 5000% of the actual ER bill.
Really? Setting a broken bone?
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