Related To The Ambulance Ride

[calliopes_pen]

I just got a bill in the mail telling how much the 4 or 5 minute ride in the ambulance to the hospital was, where all they did was start an IV, put an oxygen thing around my nose, and put EKG pads on me. (The trip was over before they could actually do anything.) $925. I knew they charged a lot for those rides...

Good news: My insurance paid all except $200, and Mom and Dad are helping out with that. I can't wait to see how much the bill for the actual stay in the hospital is.

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[ladymako71.livejournal.com]

This country has some of the best medical care in the world...and it costs people a god damn fortune to even think about accessing it. And they're wondering why people here are a lot less healthy than their counterparts in other countries...who don't have to think about mortgaging their home because of a trip to the hospital.