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Posted on 11/7/25 at 7:27 am to jeffsdad
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FNA's are very Pathologist heavy work.
Just how long are they looking at the samples under the microscope?
Posted on 11/7/25 at 7:52 am to TigersSEC2010
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I was a physician in a clinic, I’d refuse to see Medicaid patients.
Whenever I moved metro areas, my first qualification in looking for a dentist is that they do NOT take Medicaid patients. And that was before my current dentist explained to me how different the business model of the dental offices that are predominantly Medicaid driven actually are.
Posted on 11/7/25 at 7:59 am to TigersSEC2010
Woman’s has turned into a ghetto hospital.
Posted on 11/7/25 at 8:06 am to jlovel7
Labs and radiology are a huge pain in the arse. It’s always some ridiculous charge you get stuck w when you have them in a hospital.
Posted on 11/7/25 at 8:13 am to jlovel7
The institution billed 11K.
They probably got paid $ 237.50
They probably got paid $ 237.50
Posted on 11/7/25 at 8:16 am to James11111
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A lot of times its the facility charges that are outragous. Not as much the doctors.
Yup. I've had my fair share of doctor and hospital bills through cancers and transplants and aside from initial consults, which are always higher, the doctor bills averaged $100-$200 allowable charges. You never quite know how they will rule on hospital charges. Sometimes, the hospital bill would get reduced by 75% for allowable charges. Sometimes, it only gets reduced by 10%.
Posted on 11/7/25 at 8:17 am to sabbertooth
quote:it is rare that I think govt intervention is needed. But this is one.
The institution billed 11K. They probably got paid $ 237.50
BCBS pays 237 bucks but tigerfoot is hit for 2k. Oh, and here is a 29% hike in premiums.
Posted on 11/7/25 at 8:26 am to RougeDawg
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Someone has to pay for illegals.
It's not just that but people who can pay paying for those on Medicaid where the reimbursement rate is like 70%.
Posted on 11/7/25 at 8:32 am to WestCoastAg
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Its aneurysm inducing
And now they have a repeat customer
Posted on 11/7/25 at 8:39 am to sabbertooth
Gotta pay for those arena naming rights. Hospital systems are shameless
Posted on 11/7/25 at 8:59 am to jlovel7
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I had a fully sedated colonoscopy/endoscopy with biopsies last year with hospital fees/doctor fees/anesthesiologist fees and it was maybe like $1k out of pocket and the billed cost was maybe a little higher.
They always give the assholes a break because they’re so many of them to explore.
Posted on 11/7/25 at 9:12 am to YouKnowImRight
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Artificially inflated demand from government programs
How is the health of a populace tied to demand for service in any way but directly? People are going to get sick/injured whether or not there is a medicare/ACA component.
Posted on 11/7/25 at 9:18 am to wesfau
When the cost of a good or service is near zero to the end user, demand explodes. It doesn't matter if it's cookies or urgent care visits for a fever.
Posted on 11/7/25 at 9:20 am to LemmyLives
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When the cost of a good or service is near zero to the end user, demand explodes. It doesn't matter if it's cookies or urgent care visits for a fever.
Well, I'll disagree that we should treat addressing the health and welfare of people as a either a good or service.
It's immoral to withhold medical treatment in almost every instance, economics be damned.
Posted on 11/7/25 at 9:29 am to WestCoastAg
quote:Wait to pay until you get a statement of benefits from your insurer showing how discounted that $10k is. It'll be something like $980
I just got hit with 2.3k owed after 2.5 hours in the emergency room
They charged my insurance 10k
For 2.5 hours
Its aneurysm inducing
Posted on 11/7/25 at 9:38 am to saint tiger225
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I guess it's more beneficial for all parties involved to be able to complain about it at election time rather than try and fix it.
Which is why it is often called the Uniparty. They run for office on promises, sometimes put on a show for those promises, nothing changes, then get reelected on running on the same promises while blaming the people on the other side for blocking them.
Posted on 11/7/25 at 9:41 am to tigerfoot
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it is rare that I think govt intervention is needed. But this is one.
Government intervention is part of the reason why we are now here.
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BCBS pays 237 bucks but tigerfoot is hit for 2k.
They'll just point to your deductible, coinsurance, and max out of pocket as their defense
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Oh, and here is a 29% hike in premiums.
Your risk rate just went up because you, and anyone else on your plan (talking about coworkers, not family) had the nerve to use their medical insurance and as a result, BCBS was "billed" $$$$$ this past year
Posted on 11/7/25 at 9:45 am to wesfau
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Well, I'll disagree that we should treat addressing the health and welfare of people as a either a good or service.
So the labor and education of doctors, nurses and PAs has no value?
It doesn't matter what your feelings on it are:
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When the cost of a good or service is near zero to the end user, demand explodes
Because there is no incentive for someone not to go to urgent care for a splinter, or a sneeze "just in case."
Posted on 11/7/25 at 9:46 am to Weekend Warrior79
6 week hospital stay including 12 days in ICU. Hospital billed insurance 750k - insurance paid 121k.......Everyone is happy.
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