Health Care...Whats Wrong With This Program?

[Islandtrader]

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.