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Originally Posted by Geronimo '74
OK, 15.000 is a lot of money.
Was it worth the money to get your hip fixed when you were in lying on the ground in agony?
Why would it not be worth it afterwards?
a: Ouch, I'm in pain, please help me.
b: Ok Sir, but that will be 15.000 dollars.
a: I don't care, just help me will ya...
Afterwards:
b: Well your hip is fixed Sir, your good as new.
a: Gimme back my 15 large...
Your insured, that's the big deal?
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The big deal is that they charge so much because they know insurance takes care of it, and because all of them do it this way, insurance keeps going up...
It's a bubble , like the .com bubble, the credit bubble, the housing bubble..
bubbles have to pop
There is no reason why 6 hours of hospital,x-rays, some meds, and popping a hip back in place should cost 15 000 USD..
The fix is just meds, and a little bit of mechanical pressure applied to the right location...
In most countries it would have been just a fraction of that price.