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I never saw the bills for my mom's hospital stays during the 2 brain surgeries, but I can just imagine how huge they were.

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Jun 28 '12, 11:38

MRI's ... brain surgeries ... ICU stay ... weeks in recovery before transfer to a nursing home.

I shudder to think of cost.

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i can't imagine what the bill would have been for my dad - 3 months in ICU. surgeries, chemo, a medical helicopter from my hometown to Toronto (a two - Andie Jun 28, 11:45
do those huge bills ever get paid? I'm asking not specifically but it must happen daily all over the place - Epiphany ( Lawbreaker) Jun 28, 11:41 11
- There's generally a cap on the patient's out of pocket and then the rest is covered by insurance up to a pretty large number (now I don't know if - pmb Jun 28, 12:01 1
  - I don't know about annual, but there used to be lifetime limits actually. That's one of the things the law fixed. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 28, 12:03
- The patient is only responsible for their regular co-pay. Any difference between full charge and the carrier's contracted rate is written off. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jun 28, 11:54
- It depends. - spamlet Jun 28, 11:51
- If people have the money, they pay it off. If not...they end up getting written off to bad debt. Agencies will try to collect the money...worst case - Jim Jun 28, 11:46
- Colin pays for us out of pocket. - Will Hunting Jun 28, 11:42
- people file for bankruptcy -- nm - Don Homer Jun 28, 11:42 4
  - in fact, I think it's the most frequent cause of bankruptcy. -- nm - loosilu Jun 28, 11:45 3
    - Over 60% of bankruptcies - from 2007 data -- (link) - Roger More Jun 28, 11:48 1
      - (compared to 8% of bankruptcies in 1981) -- nm - Roger More Jun 28, 11:49
    - yes, it is. -- nm - decline Jun 28, 11:47
my mon's husband was in a coma for a week, in hospital for a month. - groiny Jun 28, 11:39 1
- oh yeah? well my mom's husband had Guillain�Barré syndrome and will in the hospital for over 2 months - decline Jun 28, 11:43

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I never saw the bills for my mom's hospital stays during the 2 brain surgeries, but I can just imagine how huge they were.

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