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You have insurance where an ambulance ride doesn’t just apply to your deductible? I believe it but have never had an insurance plan like that.
by kasey_junk 6y ago
You have insurance where an ambulance ride doesn’t just apply to your deductible?
I believe it but have never had an insurance plan like that.
- tptacek 6y agoI've had insurance from Arbor (Blue Cross) pre-ACA, from Erin's job at the Latin School (Blue Cross) pre-ACA, from Matasano (United), from BCBS on the ACA marketplace (and now at Fly, but that doesn't matter b/c...) and ambulance trips in all 4 of those, and all of them cost a fortune. Later Erin also points out that beyond the deductible cost, your ambulance has to be in-network, or it's not covered at all --- that bit our family too. I'm a defender of our insurance system, weird as that sounds, but even I won't try to stick up for how we handle ambulances.
- juliusmusseau 6y agoThe ambulance rates where I live (Vancouver, BC, Canada) always make me blink: Insured: $50 flat rate, ground or air. Uninsured: $848 flat fee (ground service) $4,394 per hour (helicopter) http://www.bcehs.ca/about/billing/fees http://www.bcehs.ca/about/billing/fees