tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260238.post8440776935443717729..comments2023-05-06T08:09:34.504-07:00Comments on Water Owl's Boons: $30,373 medical bill $0 paidThidahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00646429798550497140noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260238.post-55484042806174094732008-02-05T08:59:00.000-08:002008-02-05T08:59:00.000-08:00Cubes 500% would be $15k and insurance paid less ...Cubes 500% would be $15k and insurance paid less than $4k.<BR/><BR/>Aurora - I grew up in England and that definitely shapes my view.<BR/><BR/>Daisy- we have our moments but our little guy's been through a lot worse and getting better all the time.<BR/><BR/>Suzy - He's fine now. I really hope the next president can change things.Thidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00646429798550497140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260238.post-66120046384306364492008-02-05T01:51:00.000-08:002008-02-05T01:51:00.000-08:00Oh my god. That's completely insane! No wonder the...Oh my god. That's completely insane! No wonder the whole presidential campaign is health insurance this and health insurance that!<BR/><BR/>I really hope the US health insurance changes. I'm pretty thankful I'm Dutch, when it comes to that.<BR/><BR/>But sorry to hear about Little T, glad he's ok now though :)Meeeeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11370483274157891070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260238.post-7454746980480977762008-02-02T11:46:00.000-08:002008-02-02T11:46:00.000-08:00This makes me really ache for so many of my studen...This makes me really ache for so many of my students who don't have health insurance even though their parents are working. "Working poor" is more than a media catchphrase to them. Sorry to hear about your little one losing his G-tube; you sound so matter of fact about it. You must be very calm parents in the face of adversity.Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647906900944224234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260238.post-71584843220118820892008-02-01T11:50:00.000-08:002008-02-01T11:50:00.000-08:00I come from Canada where health care is free. Befo...I come from Canada where health care is free. Before that I lived in England where health care is even more free. It's as simple as that and I hope some day the US figures it out. Sorry to hear about your huge bill.Emma Gorst https://www.blogger.com/profile/09692637018538270794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260238.post-52550026201770564372008-02-01T04:09:00.000-08:002008-02-01T04:09:00.000-08:00In reality, uninsured folks generally get a huge d...In reality, uninsured folks generally get a <I>huge</I> discount from the full amount you see on the bill that goes to your insurance company. It's a lot like a store marking up prices just before a sale so they can advertise "50% off" and still make enough money to get by. In addition, people who can't afford the care, especially for ER visits, can get their bill reduced or forgiven under hospital "charity care" programs.<BR/><BR/>Medicaid does not get soaked, as they just stipulate what they'll pay for a certain procedure and that's what they pay (this is why it can be hard to find a doc who accepts medicaid).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com