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Interesting comment regarding no pay for ER coverage. Took our daughter to the ER a few weeks ago with a broken ankle. We were in and out in 45 minutes (mostly waiting). Portable X-ray (misread) and told to schedule an appointment with an Ortho.
Never saw an ER doc. Never.
Two weeks later, received a bill for "ER Physician" - $550....which I paid ($6k deductible). Saw a triage nurse, XR tech and another nurse to put a plastic brace over her ankle and send us home.
Two sides to every story I guess.
BTW...Ortho wanted an MRI done of her ankle. Strapped on the ankle coil, took the pic with a 12 year old "open" (read: POS) MR scanner. Received a bill for my portion of $1000. Paid it again (still working toward that deductible). BTW...medicare reimbursement for same is about $300. Always feels good to be a hard working privately insured payer covering the expenses for illegal immigrants and other associated dead beats that enjoy quality health care on my back.
Somebody's getting paid (maybe not the doc), that's for sure.
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Mike
“I wouldn’t want to live under the conditions a person could get used to”. -My paternal grandmother having immigrated to America shortly before WWll.
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