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To: Bearcatbob who wrote (298207)	3/26/2009 1:50:51 PM
From: KLP	Respond to of 793964

Mark Levin has those 10 Facts about our Medical System on his website. Hopefully, everyone here will see those and pass them on. I'm going to write all of this, because all of you are going to experience the same thing or worse if Obama's plan goes through. Today, I have to go tilt windmills again. This time regarding the Dec initial problem I had with my neck and spinal cord compression because of the failed disk. The bill was $16,400+ for the 3.5 days and as it turns out...the term was "Observation Admit" What that really means is I was in the hospital in a bed, BUT the costs are MUCH greater that way, because it is billed by the hour for room charges!! I have Medicare A, pay for B, have the highest cost Medicare Supplement, and pay separately for Medicare D --that definitely is not free insurance by a long shot! Turns out the hospital bill includes "Pharmacy Other"....nearly $600....that the insurances didn't pay. I had to call to get an itemized line item charge copy of what that entailed. I got that 6 pager yesterday. The hospital billed for EACH med that I had individually!!! Charges range from about $4 TO $60.....(those were shots)....The pills except the heavy duty pain meds, were pills I take at home and get for a good deal less for the whole Rx...! The hospital charged more for one pill than I pay for the whole Rx!!! And yet, the hospital won't let you bring in your own meds into the hospital. Won't even let you bring them in, and THEY dispense them. Something is really truly wrong with this picture. I'm going to try to spin some wheels today. Wish me luck.