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kairos12

(13,366 posts) Tue Mar 1, 2016, 01:12 PM Mar 2016

Let me say I am one of the fortunate ones:

I recently went to the hospital with chest pains (everything is OK) and was kept overnight to monitor things. I am fortunate because I have health insurance.

The bill was $18,000 dollars for one night. I had to pay only a fraction of it.

This experience only reinforces my belief that Single Payer is the only to prevent the ongoing bankrupting of many people in America.

WTF--$18,000.

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Let me say I am one of the fortunate ones: (Original Post) kairos12 Mar 2016 OP

yep tk2kewl Mar 2016 #1

I lived without health insurance for a few years. IrishEyes Mar 2016 #2

Good to hear your ok. mackerel Mar 2016 #3

tk2kewl

(18,133 posts)

1. yep

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Tue Mar 1, 2016, 01:15 PM

Mar 2016

i can't even count high enough to get to the cost of my wife's treatment over the past year. thank goodness i have very good coverage and can get her the best care

IrishEyes

(3,275 posts)

2. I lived without health insurance for a few years.

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Wed Mar 2, 2016, 01:13 AM

Mar 2016

My job didn't have it and I couldn't afford it on my own. Fortunately, I am very healthy but I worried about it. I have health insurance now. I haven't needed to use it except for getting an annual physical and eye exam.

mackerel

(4,412 posts)

3. Good to hear your ok.

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Wed Mar 2, 2016, 01:29 AM

Mar 2016

I have medi-cal and it was hard to find a PCP as no dr. or clinics in my town were accepting new patients. I finally found a clinic that would take me 10 miles south of here. They signed me up with the NP which is fine by me as long as I don't get seriously ill.

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