Oh, LibsRJerks, thank you for replying. Sometimes I think I’m alone in feeling like this. My mother - a wealthy hypochondriac, goes to the Emergency Room once a month - literally. Not one EMS worker has ever questioned her although there is a lot of eye-rolling. She’s now complaining that she got a 70 DOLLAR bill from them. Last year I was bitten by a dog and ended up in the ER. My bill was $500. We paid it without complaint.
Oh sure — this is the untold story. I know they “put in” to the system, but it’s a flash in the pan compared to what they’re taking out. It’s no wonder a lot of them vote democrat ...they want to protect their benefits.
They talk about the Greatest Generation, but I sometimes wonder if they aren’t the most all consuming generation, leaving the scraps to the rest of us while they require specialty care at every turn.
They say the average amount used in the last 10 days of life is 200K worth of care, usually in the ICU’s . ...then they die.
I mean, every life is worth it, and every life is precious ....but I personally would not wish to use up this much expense that I surely would not be responsible for and leave to society as I pass. But they do.
A lot of it is family members also who REFUSE to let go, REFUSE to allow anything but the highly quality care for their loved ones. I understand it, but it’s really expensive.
We don’t let anyone just go naturally anymore. They live until they’re 88, 89, 90 or older ...just on and on ...OR, they’re crazy sick at 64 years old, and in the ICU for 2 months worth of care.
I don’t know the answer. Technology has allowed us to have all of this ....but the costs are just astronomical for it all . ..and no one wants to pay.