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To: David Jones who wrote (33283)	6/12/2005 9:10:35 PM
From: kikogrey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

Where is that 6600 going? It's probably going to the three uninsured Wal-Mart employees that visited the ER the same day that no matter how small their complaint, due to the EMTLA legislation had to be seen by a physician, the 2 uninsured women who dropped by to have a c-section that couldn't be turned away . . the list goes on. Really I am mystified by the cost of medicine too. I work in the recovery room and I wish I could say I made that amount for seven hours but it isn't so.

To: David Jones who wrote (33283)	6/12/2005 9:14:26 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

I don't know what you had done, but you probably could have saved a lot of money AND taken an exotic, foreign vacation at the same time. I saw a 60 Minutes piece on this, it seemed very attractive, and it's my plan now. newstarget.com

To: David Jones who wrote (33283)	6/12/2005 9:14:48 PM
From: 10K a day	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

they will prob get paid 1/3 of that....and u will still hav to pay your deductible....it doesn't matter what they bill (they could bill a MILLION dollars for a 20 minute procedure).....the fee schedule is set....and they know almost....beforehand....what they will be reimbursed...

To: David Jones who wrote (33283)	6/12/2005 10:56:16 PM
From: Elroy Jetson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

I've got to tell you, I've never heard of a $6,500 bill for anesthesiology like you were billed, even for a open-heart operation and puffed up to pay for the uninsured. I wonder how many anesthesiologists worked how many hours for that? I've notice that insurers like Blue Cross are picking up a larger portion of the bill for the uninsured. Ten years ago the discount on inflated hospital bills down to the "contracted rate" approached 90%. I had a minor out-patient operation last year, with full anesthesia, (five hours door to door) and the Blue Cross contracted rates were 55% of the bill from the hospital and the anesthesiologist, and 100% of the surgeon's bill. Billed Paid Hospital $14,068 $7,737 Anesthesia $680 $380 Surgeon $475 $474

To: David Jones who wrote (33283)	6/12/2005 11:50:57 PM
From: Proud Deplorable	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

Your first mistake is paying the bill. If you let them take legal action and get a lawyer they will negotiate the price down to 1/3rd of what you paid.

To: David Jones who wrote (33283)	6/12/2005 11:54:01 PM
From: Proud Deplorable	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 306849

Sounds harsh but IMO a person has to be really dumb to live in America. Can someone enlighten me as to what makes America such a great place to live and compare their reasons to Australia, Canada, New Zealand or many European countries?