Do hospitals charge too Much X( ?

[~Natsumi Lam~]

DO you believe hospitals charge toooooooo much?

Two stories why i strongly dislike hospitals!!!

1. I was in kindergarden and i broke my arm... i mean a bone popping compound fracture through my skin. I drove around for 3 HOURS with my parents with a broken arm as a 6 yr old and THEY WOULDNT TAKE ME because i didnt have the correct insurance. MMMMMANNNNNN


2. My husband sliced his pinky with a glass and had to get 5 stitches. He was charged $1,200 ... not including the doctors bill of $390. SO for 5 stitches and 20 min in the hospital = $1590.


SO what do you think?

~NL~

[Roy Mustang]

I do think hospitals can be be costly. But when someones life can be saved, then you look on the good side on what hospitals can do.


I'm somewhat in a mix feelings about the hospital that I had to go to most of my life.


Wingzero22

[Rev. Doc]

I drove around for 3 HOURS with my parents with a broken arm as a 6 yr old and THEY WOULDNT TAKE ME because i didnt have the correct insurance. MMMMMANNNNNN

SO what do you think?

~NL~

I think the age of 6 is too young to let someone drive.


Definately, overpricing does take place in many cases. However, the blame cannot to laid totally at the feet of the hospitals. There are a dozen and one factors that contribute to this and until those issues are resolved we'll have to continue to deal with the problem.

[Technomancer]

DO you believe hospitals charge toooooooo much?

Two stories why i strongly dislike hospitals!!!

1. I was in kindergarden and i broke my arm... i mean a bone popping compound fracture through my skin. I drove around for 3 HOURS with my parents with a broken arm as a 6 yr old and THEY WOULDNT TAKE ME because i didnt have the correct insurance. MMMMMANNNNNN


2. My husband sliced his pinky with a glass and had to get 5 stitches. He was charged $1,200 ... not including the doctors bill of $390. SO for 5 stitches and 20 min in the hospital = $1590.


SO what do you think?

~NL~

That I'm glad to be Canadian.

[cbwing0]

I don't think hospitals charge too much; after all, my health and life are worth quite a lot to me .

[shooraijin]

While I'm sorry for the cost you incurred, Natsumi, this thread has nowhere to go but into a discussion over socialized versus privatized medicine, and that falls into our "no politics" policy.