Health Care...Whats Wrong With This Program?
The system is broken and I need to vent.
2 weeks ago I cut the top of my hand doing a household project (not even working on the boat). I needed to get it stitched up. It was late Sunday afternoon, my Dr. was not in and the Doc in the box places were closed. We live in a small community so the next choice was the local community hospital emergency room.
Long story short, I drive myself in spend approx. 45 minutes getting patched up by a PA. and six (6) stitches later I am gone.
Yesterday I get the bill from the hospital......$1700.00.
You read right SEVENTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS.
Now since I have coverage the contract rate is $850.00.
In my own mine a fair rate would be $200-300.
Am I wrong or is the system broken.
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