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Originally Posted by svandamme
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...
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In most countries it would have been just a fraction of that price.
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partly, yes
the charge also covers something for all the people who wander into the ER with an earache, stuffy nose, or desire to have someone talk to them
in the US, the ER is where everyone with no ins. goes for treatment - and there is a certain level of treatment that must be provided by law; after that, they can be kicked out (released) but may not be, depending on policy