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Hospital overcharging BS
Posted on 12/29/19 at 2:28 pm
Posted on 12/29/19 at 2:28 pm
So I’m getting my shoulder scoped and after my presurgery visit they told me to go to their supply office and pick up a shoulder brace, they send me a copy of the bill for it they are charging insurance and the brace is 175.00.
The identical one is on Amazon for 43.00
Fraud
The identical one is on Amazon for 43.00
Fraud
Posted on 12/29/19 at 2:30 pm to Strannix
Never get anything from a hospital. Braces, canes, narcotics. Anything
Posted on 12/29/19 at 2:32 pm to Strannix
Gotta keep those hospital executives rich. Evil fricking bastards.
Posted on 12/29/19 at 2:32 pm to Strannix
I thought Trump fixed it?
Posted on 12/29/19 at 2:32 pm to Strannix
You are paying for the Medicaid patients that they break even on. It's why they charge your insurance $5 for 2 Tylenol.
Posted on 12/29/19 at 2:33 pm to Strannix
I don't even want to see my bill. I guess I only owe $3600 of it though.
Posted on 12/29/19 at 2:33 pm to Strannix
But health insurance is where the reform was absolutely necessary
Posted on 12/29/19 at 2:34 pm to Unknown_Poster
quote:
I thought Trump fixed it?
Look at me I’m a ruhtard
Posted on 12/29/19 at 2:34 pm to Strannix
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the brace is 175.00.
The identical one is on Amazon for 43.00
On Amazon you don’t also have to pay for 3 illegals to get a brace.
This post was edited on 12/29/19 at 2:35 pm
Posted on 12/29/19 at 2:36 pm to Strannix
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they send me a copy of the bill for it they are charging insurance and the brace is 175.00.
They charge the insurance company the $175, the insurance company will only pay them $50 and they will drop the rest of the charge.
Posted on 12/29/19 at 2:37 pm to OysterPoBoy
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On Amazon you don’t also have to pay for 3 illegals to get a brace.
Well 4x $43 is $172. So if the hospital charged him $175, he could literally buy braces for 3 illegals on amazon and still save $3...
Posted on 12/29/19 at 2:37 pm to Strannix
You have to subsidize the people that pay nothing
Thank the gubment for forcing hospitals to provide services for free
Thank the gubment for forcing hospitals to provide services for free
Posted on 12/29/19 at 2:37 pm to Strannix
It’s called capitalism. What are you some kind of SOCIALIST punk
This post was edited on 12/29/19 at 2:37 pm
Posted on 12/29/19 at 2:37 pm to BobABooey
Keep buying into the boogeymen.
Posted on 12/29/19 at 2:38 pm to Caplewood
Best system in the world
Posted on 12/29/19 at 2:38 pm to Strannix
The lack of price transparency is my biggest issue with the system. It's normally one of a family/individual's largest expenses and it's the only one where we don't know how much it's going to cost until after the service is rendered and you're responsible for payment. People can't make rational decisions about cost because the provider and insurance get together after the fact and figure out how much it's going to cost you.
This post was edited on 12/29/19 at 2:40 pm
Posted on 12/29/19 at 2:39 pm to Cosmo
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You have to subsidize the people that pay nothing
Thank the gubment for forcing hospitals to provide services for free
And hospitals don't make much on Medicare/Medicaid patients. They have to make a profit somewhere because their costs of doing business are constantly increasing. I'm not sure what the solution is but it's definitely a broken system.
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