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Not really an option in this case. When you feel like you’re having a heart attack you don’t go to the airport for a European trip :) That $3k out-of-pocket co
by eeeeeeeeeeeee 8y ago
Not really an option in this case. When you feel like you’re having a heart attack you don’t go to the airport for a European trip :)
That $3k out-of-pocket cost was ECG, blood tests, urine tests, chest x-rays and talking to a doctor for 5 minutes. I wish I was kidding. Healthcare in America is an abomination.
I should, add, too, that the $3k cost was because I had insurance. The total bill came out to around $23,000 and I would have had to pay that if I didn't have insurance.
Seeing a cardiologist is a totally separate visit/bill.
- yakshaving_jgt 8y agoI understand, and I in no way mean to trivialise what emergency patients go through. But in many cases, for many people, otherwise expensive medical procedures can be planned.
- eeeeeeeeeeeee 8y agoYep, definitely. I tell everyone I know about it as a possibility if they are facing it, as insane as it feels to even make that proposal within the borders of the richest country in the world, that spends more on healthcare than any other nation (almost 20% of our GDP). It's shameful.