1 in 4 adults had insurance but still couldn’t afford medical care

[redstatebluegirl]

31. I can believe this.

It has become common place for healthcare providers especially hospitals and emergency clinics to ask for money up front to cover what they "believe" the insurance will not pay. Sometimes this can be 1000's of dollars, especially where surgery is involved.

Our healthcare costs are out of line. Our hospitals look like five star hotels. I don't need a five star hotel, I need a clean, sanitary facility. The place that did my cataract surgery had expensive thick carpet in the waiting room, expensive art on the walls and cushy chairs. Of course this place tried to sell me 5600 dollar lenses instead of the ones the insurance paid for.

Doctors and nurses deserve a decent salary for what they do, but some of the other perks we see in waiting rooms and hospitals are fluff. Of course there is the 40 dollars I was charged for an ibuprophen when i was hospitalized recently.

Just because you have insurance doesn't mean you can afford healthcare.