He was blindsided, though, by a bill of about $117,000 from an “assistant surgeon,”
All the informed consent of
..... the American people to ObamaCARE/DeathCARE.
The greatest healthcare in the world isn’t cheap.
“He blinded me with non-rocket science! “ (And it wasn’t brain surgery, either ;)
‘Reminds me of the odd co-pay for Dr. Mxyzptlk you’ll see on the insurance bill when you’re in the hospital for some procedure… Everyone wants a piece of the 3rd-party insurance pie.
Simply don’t pay it, go to court and demand a full jury trial.
Kinda seems like getting your car repaired, then getting a bill from a garage across town that you didn’t take your car to.
Another “healthcare providers are EEEEEVIL, so let’s just go Single Payer” propaganda piece.
I think this is a bogus article. I am a physician and know of NO procedure that cost that much NONE ,ZIPPA ,NOT””” The article is misleading PERIOD.
But the greedy hospitals signed onto Obamacare when they were promised that the “free care” portion of their business would disappear. Somehow they thought that the overburdened and unaffordable health care system we already have would magically come up with more money for them.
However, once the government takes over the health-care system, the first thing they will go after is the costs. And the hospitals won't like THAT very much, the suckers.
Similar thing in a smaller amount happened to a coworker of mine. Several thousand dollars for a guy to be in the surgery, who did 1 single thing; can’t remember what it was. Outrageous crap like this is why the libs think we have to gut the whole system instead of just fixing it and penalizing criminal over-chargers.
In dealing with elderly patient bills, I’ve been dinged for $100 for a drive by follow up after surgery. And I’ve been successful in getting those taken off the bill. But $100,000 is a little extreme for an assistant surgeon.
These scams started in the 90’s after the government got so involved in Health care. They have been growing worse every day.
Just try going into a hospital and asking how much something is going to cost. They don’t have a clue if they wanted to. You could go in and get a few stitches and the bills will be rolling in for a year or more. You have a third party that bills you for the hospital physician because the hospital does not hire the physician’s directly. You have hospital fees. You have x-ray fees. And you will keep getting new bills for the several different doctors they have read the x-rays. It was not like that in the 80’s.
You have to get medical care in order find out what you will be billed. No other bushiness could get away with it. And no other business could get away with charging thousands of a percent over cost(Without disclosing ahead of time) for a procedure or medication. But they are doing it now.
Its like passing a law that gas stations do not have to post the price of GAS. You fill up your tank and go to pay and find out you just bought gas at $10,000.00 a gallon. Sucks to be you. Oh the law does not allow that. Unless you are a hospital.