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2. And the Republican talking point will be . . .

Mon Apr 23, 2012, 05:12 PM

Apr 2012

See? If you just shop around for the best price, you can take control of your own health care costs without all that e-e-e-evil big government intervention. Unanswered, of course, will be the questions about (1) who is willing to diagnose his or her own appendicities; (2) once the self-diagnosis has been made - and is presumably accurate - who's going to sit down with the phone book and start cold-calling hospitals and clinics to get the best price; and (3) after you've gotten three quotes (one for $1,500, one for $33,000 and one for $180,000), how confident are you REALLY going to be driving over to the $1,500 office for your procedure?

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Appendix removal: Huge sticker shock in hospital study - $1500 to $180,000 [View all] Liberal_in_LA Apr 2012 OP

the next question would be how much did the insurance company actually pay dembotoz Apr 2012 #1

And the Republican talking point will be . . . gratuitous Apr 2012 #2

It's called "For profit health care". Most Americans want it to end just1voice Apr 2012 #3

I suspect it may make a difference if the appendix is intact or has burst. hootinholler Apr 2012 #4

Bingo exboyfil Apr 2012 #5

You were lucky. My six year old cousin died of peritonitis because his family delayed Cleita Apr 2012 #7

I had mine removed in 1955. My family had to pay cash up front. Cleita Apr 2012 #6

agreed. Liberal_in_LA Apr 2012 #8