A few years ago, my oldest teen daughter turned pale and passed out in the rest room. We got some sweats on her, I carried her to car and to the ER we went. The 'Baptist' hospital is right down the road from me. Normally, I can't go there, as I am Tri-Care Prime, but under these circumstances it is allowed. Anyway, I had to carry her in....she was pale as death.....they immediately got us into a room and started an IV. About 3 hours later, she was awake but still kind of out of it. She had no fever prior. They ran tests on her and turns out she had the 'flu'. For 3 hours, 1 IV, some Tylenol III and a few other items, the bill (and I don't remember exactly how much it was) was if I remember correctly, between $3500 to $4500! 3 hours, 1 IV, some Tylenol and that was it. When I got the bill, I went up to the hospital and seriously started chewing ass. I was asked to leave...and I did, but not till I got some.
I only had to pay like $50 or something...but I also know that Tri-Care told them to pound sand and only paid them out like $1600, which was still STUPID.
I know my numbers are off, but not by that much. The point it that this is stupid. And THE TWO PARTIES (NOT THE SOCIALIST DEMONCRATS) need to get their heads together and figure this shit out. There are so many smart, intelligent people we have, someone can come up with a legitimate compromise, I am sure. We will never be able to please every one, but something needs to happen. And in order for it to happen, pretty sure 'capitalism' is going to have to take a back seat a bit in order for it to work.
I am just glad I retired military and have my Tri-Care Prime.
