Author Topic: How We Are Paying For Our New Hospital (Read 645 times)

Nashwan · « **Reply #15 on:** October 20, 2006, 02:05:53 PM »

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Asprin $8, Hospital logo cup $40, ect...

Lawyer fee $23,000

Whilst it's fashionable to blame legal costs for the rising costs of healthcare, it's not really accurate. According to the CBO, legal costs from malpractice claims and insurance amount to less than 2% of total healthcare costs.

Suave · « **Reply #16 on:** October 20, 2006, 03:05:28 PM »

The shots they gave you weren't for your chest pain. They were to prevent you from throwing a clot and stroking out with your crazy high blood pressure.

If I ever have chestpain and a blood pressure of 160/100 I'd be very reluctant to leave the hospital within 36 hours after the symtoms have resolved.

In fact I'd be bugging my Dr to consult a cardiologist and schedule me for a stress test.

Halo · « **Reply #17 on:** October 20, 2006, 06:46:49 PM »

If your chest still hurts you need to get that figured out and treated. Somewhere, someplace.

Another cheerful perspective is the enormous number of deaths in America attributed to hospitals or medical mistakes each year: 195,000!

I can't get this link to work, but try Googling for it or for medical deaths in america http://www.medical/newstoday.com/

airspro · « **Reply #18 on:** October 20, 2006, 07:19:30 PM »

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I hope I have the presence of mind to put a bullet through my forehead

Really putting it in your mouth and shooting up through your head works alot better . How do I know ? My dad did that in 97

Just so you all know it was a easy death ya , but it's damn hard on your loved ones you leave behind .

PS: Did you know this also ? That your brains leak out your mouth after you do it , not a pretty site for you loved ones to find after you do it either .

Please think twice before giving advice about shooting yourself again .

J_A_B · « **Reply #19 on:** October 20, 2006, 07:51:02 PM »

Airspro--I'm sorry your dad didn't inform you of his intention. My wife knows how I feel, and she agrees with me completely.

Given our age, it's something we probably won't need to worry about for another few decades. My hope is that the law will change between then and now. I certainly don't want to take that course of action, but it's far better than the alternative.

J_A_B

Wolfala · « **Reply #20 on:** October 21, 2006, 03:40:10 AM »

About 4 months ago, my insulin pump malfunctioned. Or more accurately, I was putting in the delivery system, which is a small canula which goes below the skin and stays there for a few days. It goes in through an autoinjector of sorts - and it malfunctioned and was stuck inside of me - couldn't pull the damn thing out b/c it hurt too much. Was afraid the needle was broken off - so we went to the ER. Had to wait 3 hours, and a coworker shows up next to me with his finger swoollen up - with his wedding band on it. Long short, he gets in before me with his swoollen finger to get the thing cut off.

Meanwhile, its been 4 hours - and I havn't been able to deliver insulin, and didn't have the presence of mind to take a bottle and needle with me to do it while the pump was inactive. I asked the duty nurse to order up a few units so I could get my number back into something which was manageable.

2 hours later...I get it delivered. The nurse tries to put it into my arm, twice failing - I snatch it from her hand "I've done this more then u", and into my stomach.

2 weeks later, the bill - and I still have to laugh about this. ER admission, $350. Vile of insulin...$400. 4unit injection, $200 - which I did myself.

And btw, they got the damn needle thing removed without a hitch.

Wolf

P.S. I'm sure insurance laughed at the last 2 - without it u do get ****ed.

My wife was uninsured for a short while during I was trying to get her coverage. She got ill, sure enough - $2000, and after was covered.

Debonair · « **Reply #21 on:** October 22, 2006, 12:39:25 AM »

cheat pain?
maybe your breast implants are leaking...

wooley · « **Reply #22 on:** October 22, 2006, 01:18:57 AM »

This country needs - so badly - to get over its irrational fear of 'socialist' policy and get a National Health Service sorted out.

The health industry in the US is way, way out of control.

rpm · « **Reply #23 on:** October 22, 2006, 01:33:27 AM »

Just so happens someone has proposed just that for Texas.
Another reason I'm voting for Kinky Friedman... Texas Care

mora · « **Reply #24 on:** October 22, 2006, 04:10:42 AM »

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Originally posted by wooley
This country needs - so badly - to get over its irrational fear of 'socialist' policy and get a National Health Service sorted out.

The health industry in the US is way, way out of control.

In terms of tax money spent your system is more communist than the european systems are. I've actually reversed my view in this issue. I simply get much better return for my money in our system.

It's interesting that we have private hospitals aswell, they have the best doctors and equipment and offer great service(not that there's anything wrong with the public ones), and yet their bills are only a fraction of those described here(even without any "NHS" coverage).