10-18-2022, 03:38 PM
(10-18-2022, 03:27 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: I agree. Medical debt is insane and a disgrace. There is no current solution within reach. Insurance is a scam while politicians and healthcare providers are scammers. One thing that really pisses me off is a person can go to the DR and if he doesn't have insurance, his bill is $300 while if he does, it's discounted from $300 to $100 for the same appointment because the insurance companies have pre-negotiated rates. People should not be punished because they can't afford insurance and should be a crime.
The cost of healthcare prevents people from getting care and if they do, they end up with the absurd debt.
Don't even get me started. It really frustrates me. Hell, I broke my finger in half several years ago playing sports. The surgery to fix it was an outpatient procedure and I did have to be put under. $30k in total. I had insurance, but still had to pay $4k. For some people, that would absolutely cripple them. As a matter of fact, one of the guys in the same league as me tore his ACL and didn't have insurance. He was terrified of the cost so...he didn't fix it. He just took some vacation, rested and then went back to work. His knee is all messed up now. I had to go to the ER due to an inadvertent poisoning and just now paid off the debt nearly two years later. Insurance didn't cover it.
It's just a sham. The wealthiest, most powerful country on the planet shouldn't have citizens spiraling into debt because they are wanting to receive medical care, in my opinion.
