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SharonAnn

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8. I just checked my bill on my broken wrist and surgery. $20,000 K.

Reply to Tx4obama (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 4, 2013, 01:10 AM

Dec 2013

Obviously, this was an unplanned fracture. It couldn't be set without surgery and some hardware to hold the pieces together so they could heal in the correct position. Without insurance, I would've been responsible for the entire $20,000 K.

Or I could've done without treatment and had a deformed wrist and unusable hand for the rest of my life.

That's one of the reasons for insurance. Treatment for accidents! They're expensive!

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