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In response to "I have literally choked on spit when I see how much some of you pay for it." by Reagen

Have you seen what it costs when you don't have it? -- nm

Posted by loosilu (aka loosilu2) Jul 21 '09, 07:08

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For Zoe, it was close to $25,000 for 5 days in the hospital. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 21, 07:19
No - we're Canadian. - Beryllium Jul 21, 07:13 1
- Poor guy -- nm - Rick Allen Jul 21, 07:14
And Kelly's discussions about Cobra scared me too...and thats supposed to be a fallback!! -- nm - Walt_Disney Jul 21, 07:10 3
- The last place that laid me off (a Canadian company) stopped paying Cobra for US employees, and didn't tell us. They didn't realize how much - loosilu Jul 21, 07:19
- (The $500/mo I was paying was for medical and dental.) -- nm - kelly Jul 21, 07:16 1
  - just to give you guys a reference, i only pay about $800/month in income tax, total. - Andie Jul 21, 07:19
or relatedly, how much it costs if the care provider rejects your insurance and goes after you. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 21, 07:10 5
- minute clinic is still trying to collect the other $40 from my $60 visit my insurance aparently wouldn't pay.. - colinski Jul 21, 07:11 4
  - my dad went to the emergency room about 7 months ago, one specialist refused to file against his insurance, - tRuMaN Jul 21, 07:16 3
    - how much does that sort of admin cost? all that reporting, and collection agencies taking their cut, etc etc? -- nm - Andie Jul 21, 07:17 2
      - It's significant. But it doesn't necessarily go away under the new proposals either. -- nm - TFox Jul 21, 07:20
      - no idea. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 21, 07:18

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