RIPOFF: My wife's $7500 ER bill for pneumonia diagnosis - Single-Payer Medicare for all a must

[drmeow]

8. My husband ended up in the ER

twice last month for kidney stones included admission and surgery the second time. With my not working, it is a good damn thing that he is a state employee with EXCELLENT benefits. We still have not gotten the bill but at the second hospital I asked every single person if they were in network (to the apparent annoyance of some - I guess this particular hospital does not use contract surgical staff and if the hospital is in network, they all are in network) which should save our bacon. We may only have to pay the copays (I think about $500). We are AMAZINGLY lucky that his medical benefits are so good (and that I can be on them, too).

EVERY SINGLE PERSON in this country should get medical, vision, and dental benefits as good as what state and/or federal employees get! I will HAPPILY pay higher taxes to make that happen.