US Health Insurance?
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Recently I went into an urgent care clinic. No insurance. I told them my symptoms (really bad 5-day headache, swollen lymph nodes in neck, burning eyes). I'd never experienced these symptoms together. They took my blood pressure, then left the room for 30 min while I waited, and came back to say they couldn't help me and that I should go to the the ER. They charged me $290. For what?! Taking my blood pressure and shooing me off to the ER?? CROOKS. Why couldn't they help me? You're an urgent-care clinic with doctors on hand, for fuck's sake.
So I go to the ER and they decided it would be a good idea to do a CT scan. That ran me $950. Easy money for them. What do you do when a doctor says he thinks you need a CT scan? Argue? You give all your trust to these people, but all they are are money-hungry crooks. I'm still expecting a second bill they call a "doctor bill" in the mail (this is a personal bill from the doctor, not the ER). Should be about $450. He spent a total of about 4 minutes with me. Then he said I should go home and take some Aleve.
America is the most backward country when it comes to healthcare.
Medical Bills: $1,700
Aleve: $5
American Greed: Fucking Priceless- and y' know... you haven't seen the worst of it. there are folks worse off than you.ohhhhhsnap
- oh I know. some people get seriously ill and have to sell off their home and everything they own.CanHasQBN
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