NHS - An alternative « The Witch Doctor

Posted by: Witch Doctor | May 5, 2008

NHS - An alternative

What is it, My Black Cat?

I’m resting and reading…..

“……..My wife had minor surgery in September. It was ambulatory surgery where she went in the morning and went home that afternoon/evening. Even though we have full PPO coverage and it was participating doctors, hospital, etc. my out-of-pocket costs after insurance were almost $3000! The surgeon received a whopping $472 from the insurance company for the operation and the hospital billed like 17k! When I called the hospital they said they did not expect to get paid that much, but had to bill it so they could get as much as they could. I than had to negotiate what I would pay out of pocket beyond that. I also had to pay the anesthesia, the prescriptions, etc………”

Can you imagine being very ill, My Black Cat, counting up each item of service, selling the house to pay the bills, and after all that, just dying!

Obscene!

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