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> There is no one area that is the cause. It's death by 1,000 papercuts. Yup. A few minutes (of unnecessary) oxygen in an ambulance cost my insurance company a
by mjcl 8y ago
> There is no one area that is the cause. It's death by 1,000 papercuts.
Yup. A few minutes (of unnecessary) oxygen in an ambulance cost my insurance company about $500. A single oral dose of generic Keppra while in the hospital cost more than the cash price an entire month’s supply from CVS. The room I stayed in was billed at about $7300/day, but hey, it did include unlimited room service.
In fact, the only clearly reasonably priced item from my hospital stay was the generic Tylenol, I assume because it’s common enough to generate complaints.
- megaman22 8y agoI've been charged (or rather my insurance was) $42 for two slices of white bread, a slice of turkey, and 12 ounces of skim milk. Prices are outrageously padded everywhere. It really boils my blood that I can take my dog to a vet and get a procedure done or procure drugs that would cost one or sometimes two orders of magnitude more if I was the one getting work done. I'm half tempted to dress up like Goofy and see if they'll be fooled...