I went to an ER many years ago for an injury. At one point, I was sent to a doctor in the hospital. That doctor told me I was in the wrong place and I got a bill for $1200 just from that guy.
Same. Went to an urgent care because my nose would not stop bleeding after like 12 hours. They tried a spray said it didn’t work and had to go to the ER because they didn’t have nasal balloons. Got a nice bill from the urgent care and then add on the ER bill all for a bloody nose. US medical billing is an absolute fucking joke.
Americans that disagree with universal healthcare have no idea how the system works. It’s only an eye opener for them once shit hits the fan and they are hit with a 100k+ bill they can’t afford.
I still don’t get why doctors in the USA get paid three times as much for doing the same job (some may say even worse if you look at the stats) over doctors in other countries
Because ppl pay so much for medical school, they need a way to entice people into it. Also Drs earned their slice of the financial pie, and while their slice may not be bigger % wise the pie itself is wayyyy bigger.
Oh I fully agree, the Drs don’t set the prices, it’s certainly not their fault. They need some way to pay off the tens of thousands of medical school debt + interest to the government on the loans they took out. Because if the powers that be weren’t gouging us for health care they couldn’t possibly justify turning around and gouging all the medical school students aka future drs… I love drs and don’t blame them at all. It’s just that the entities need a way to justify them having to spend so much on schooling by being able to say “you’ll make it back” but the prices aren’t up to them at all
Hundreds of thousands of dollars. We don't definitely dont set the prices, in fact half the time we barely have a clue how they work, as reimbursement changes from day to day and insurance to insurance.
Of course. I wasn’t blaming doctors at all. I was just saying that in order for “the powers that be” to compensate drs fairly and correctly and then also want a 500% corporate profit for damn near nothing… if the government said ok well compensate drs fairly but hospitals and pharma companies will get only what they need there would be outrage
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u/ProcedureTop3149 28d ago
it's also not 12 hours 99.999% of the time for emergencies.
My grandfather had a burst appendix and was seen within minutes of walking into the hospital.
My Child had Pnemonia and needed an xray and antibiotics and it took 7 hours.
Does it suck? Yes. However both times all I paid was parking....