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Guy gets bitten by a rattlesnake, US hospital charges him $153,161.25
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MADNESS
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So guys, perhaps time for affordable healthcare?
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Re: Guy gets bitten by a rattlesnake, US hospital charges him $153,161.25 [Re: Asante]
#21961216 - 07/18/15 04:14 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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just remove the rattlesnake population, from a grass roots level...fundraiser's, charity's, and then go on a snake whacking expedition.
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Re: Guy gets bitten by a rattlesnake, US hospital charges him $153,161.25 [Re: Asante]
#21961229 - 07/18/15 04:17 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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He probably didn't have obama care.
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Re: Guy gets bitten by a rattlesnake, US hospital charges him $153,161.25 [Re: Asante] 2
#21961230 - 07/18/15 04:17 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Depends on the species, severity of bite, and his body's reaction to both the bite and treatment. The price you quoted could very well include hand produced antivenom delivered by helicopter, on call..
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Re: Guy gets bitten by a rattlesnake, US hospital charges him $153,161.25 [Re: Asante]
#21961236 - 07/18/15 04:19 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Asante said: So guys, perhaps time for affordable healthcare?
No doubt about that though, I think Im roughly 35-40 grand in right now.. I'd have to check my papers..
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Re: Guy gets bitten by a rattlesnake, US hospital charges him $153,161.25 [Re: akira_akuma] 1
#21961239 - 07/18/15 04:20 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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I'm sure all those costs really are ridiculously inflated like that, but he must have go some decently extensive treatment for complications from that bite too. I saw a hospital bill for a drug saying it cost $16000, and they said that was the best price they could give. I looked it up and pretty much every major pharmacy charged about $2000 for it. This is why I let my medical bills go to collections. They're lying thieving extortionists and they get more than enough money from my insurance.
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Re: Guy gets bitten by a rattlesnake, US hospital charges him $153,161.25 [Re: akira_akuma]
#21961242 - 07/18/15 04:21 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Nobody said how he got bit.
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Re: Guy gets bitten by a rattlesnake, US hospital charges him $153,161.25 [Re: Asante]
#21961246 - 07/18/15 04:22 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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If had insurance, the bill probably would've been 1/10th of that or less. Hospitals charge ridiculous prices to patients when billed directly, but through insurance they charge more reasonable prices. When my wife got hit by a car we were looking at 100k in medical bills, finally our lawyer got the insurance company to pay up and the hospital settled for less than 10k I believe.
It's not that we don't have affordable healthcare, it's that hospitals are allowed to charge fucking ridiculous prices to patients in order to compensate for those they treat that can't/won't pay. Walk into an ER with no money and no insurance and you'll still be treated and billed. If you don't pay all that really happens is you get harassed by debt collectors and your credit rating takes a hit.
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Re: Guy gets bitten by a rattlesnake, US hospital charges him $153,161.25 [Re: lowbrow] 5
#21961251 - 07/18/15 04:25 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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lowbrow said: Nobody said how he got bit.
He got a blowjob by a drunk rattlesnake in a hotel room in Vegas
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Re: Guy gets bitten by a rattlesnake, US hospital charges him $153,161.25 [Re: lowbrow]
#21961255 - 07/18/15 04:26 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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It says he was trying to take a selfie with a rattle snake. He should be charged extra for stupidity.
http://www.10news.com/news/one-rattlesnake-bite-150k-doctor-bill
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Re: Guy gets bitten by a rattlesnake, US hospital charges him $153,161.25 [Re: Asante] 3
#21961257 - 07/18/15 04:26 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Asante said: MADNESS
Bill
So guys, perhaps time for affordable healthcare?
werent you one of those people that was all in favor of the affordable healthcare act that we affectionately call obamacare, the same affordable care act that resulted a $32,000 in medical bills for my daughter's broken arm, a bill that would have cost $3000 just before obamacare passed
maybe it's time you foreigners get your noses out of the US healthcare system
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Re: Guy gets bitten by a rattlesnake, US hospital charges him $153,161.25 [Re: Prisoner#1] 4
#21961260 - 07/18/15 04:27 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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FUCK OBAMACARE... COMPLETE FUCKING BULLSHIT
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Re: Guy gets bitten by a rattlesnake, US hospital charges him $153,161.25 [Re: Sun King]
#21961266 - 07/18/15 04:29 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Sun King said: It says he was trying to take a selfie with a rattle snake. He should be charged extra for stupidity.
http://www.10news.com/news/one-rattlesnake-bite-150k-doctor-bill
he should have been left to an hero
and he certainly shouldnt be complaining about the bill since they saved his stupid ass
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Re: Guy gets bitten by a rattlesnake, US hospital charges him $153,161.25 [Re: Prisoner#1]
#21961298 - 07/18/15 04:37 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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werent you one of those people that was all in favor of the affordable healthcare act that we affectionately call obamacare, the same affordable care act that resulted a $32,000 in medical bills for my daughter's broken arm, a bill that would have cost $3000 just before obamacare passed
Nope, that wasn't me. I have always been in favor of A system of affordable healthcare for the US, but I didnt endorse this particular bill.
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Re: Guy gets bitten by a rattlesnake, US hospital charges him $153,161.25 [Re: Prisoner#1]
#21961301 - 07/18/15 04:38 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Insurance companies are more than likely o blame for these absurd medical expenses.... I hate the health care in this country... You can literally fly to france get the health care, live there for two years, and fly back for less than what this dude paid.
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Re: Guy gets bitten by a rattlesnake, US hospital charges him $153,161.25 [Re: 404]
#21961312 - 07/18/15 04:40 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Im sure ive posted this before but ive literally had doctors tell me the reason why care is so ridiculously expensive is because "we know they will pay that much"
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Re: Guy gets bitten by a rattlesnake, US hospital charges him $153,161.25 [Re: 404]
#21961315 - 07/18/15 04:41 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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404 said: Insurance companies are more than likely o blame for these absurd medical expenses.... I hate the health care in this country... You can literally fly to france get the health care, live there for two years, and fly back for less than what this dude paid.
Yeah, but he would be dead before the plane landed.
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Re: Guy gets bitten by a rattlesnake, US hospital charges him $153,161.25 [Re: 404]
#21961319 - 07/18/15 04:42 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Insurance companies and hospitals are both to blame. Did you ever notice how much bullshit paperwork is involved with insurance. They do the same thing to hospitals so the hospitals have to hire more people to manage the paper work , and then the hospitals increase healthcare costs to cover the extra staff. And since health care costs go up, more people buy insurance... and EVERYBODY WINS.
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Re: Guy gets bitten by a rattlesnake, US hospital charges him $153,161.25 [Re: 404]
#21961322 - 07/18/15 04:42 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Well let's not get too jumpy, these snake bites can fall into pretty specific avenues.. this isnt your average broken wrist..
When you talk about 30-40 vials, this shit gets pretty big deal, especially when you fly half way across the country by helicopter, on call..
Let's not take the extreme case, Asante.. and apply it to all other cases as the norm..
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Re: Guy gets bitten by a rattlesnake, US hospital charges him $153,161.25 [Re: 404]
#21961327 - 07/18/15 04:44 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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404 said: Insurance companies are more than likely o blame for these absurd medical expenses.... I hate the health care in this country... You can literally fly to france get the health care, live there for two years, and fly back for less than what this dude paid.
I don't think I'd want to fly to France if I had just been bitten by a rattlesnake
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