Jeebus help people without insurance.....

[Adrahil]

I had a Total Knee Replacement about 2 1/2 weeks ago.

Totals billed to my insurance?

$111,000 and some change. I was in the hospital one night.

My out of pocket? A little less than $2,000.

I weep for those who be facing that bill on their own.

Note: with "plan discounts," my insurance paid a little less than $35,000. Does anyone pay that huge sticker price?

[pirateshipdude]

1. Only if you do not have money. Eom

[Adrahil]

2. That's what I figured.... NT

[Hoyt]

3. What's even worse, if you don't have insurance, the hospital will try to get $111K. They won't of

course, but they can make life miserable for poor people. And that's assuming one can get a surgery like that done without cash up front, or the patient getting on Medicaid.

[Adrahil]

8. Even with the insurance....

They wanted my share paid up front.

Fortunately, I can afford it. But for some folks, even $2K is a pretty big stretch. We have to do better.

[Wellstone ruled]

4. Yes,

Seen Worker Comp Insurance paying the full freight.

[roamer65]

5. For about 40-50 million people it will be a return to the 1930's

If you had a bad hip or knee, you eventually didn't walk anymore. If internal organs gave out, you died. If you had cancer, you died. The list goes on...

[Adrahil]

7. It breaks my heart.... what kind of nation are we? NT

[Nay]

9. A very shitty, mean, and shallow one. nt

[maryellen99]

6. And the Trump voter isn't going to realize they've been screwed

Someone on Kos is saying that they know of people getting fake calls about getting insurance for $78 a month including dental and vision.