yay for obama care!

[Shamalam]

Originally Posted by DeruIsLove [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

They treat you and send you the same bill that they would get if you had insurance only without the insurance deductions.

Right, but what if that bill is $10,000+ and you can't afford to pay it? What if it never gets paid? They are just supposed to eat the loss and hope that the next patient has the ability to pay, or spend even more money to send collections after you? This is far from my area of expertise, but I just don't see how a hospital could sustainably operate like that.

[Circa.]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GmY8KH03rM ???

[DeruIsLove]

Originally Posted by Shamalam [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Right, but what if that bill is $10,000+ and you can't afford to pay it? What if it never gets paid? They are just supposed to eat the loss and hope that the next patient has the ability to pay, or spend even more money to send collections after you? This is far from my area of expertise, but I just don't see how a hospital could sustainably operate like that.

As someone who works for a non for profit hospital (most hospitals are non nor profit) I'll tell you. They eat it.

In a perfect world that would be the end of my story but it's not. There's a reason you get charged $120 for a medical suture and $10 for a can of soda if you can afford to pay it/if your insurance covers you. Hospitals don't turn people away if they need treatment. Anything you may hear that's the opposite is far from the norm (though I do imagine it happens once in a while).

[BigHurb]

its the same denial as with cannabis and alcohol prohibition, only this way you are giving insurance companies PROFITS, because they are FOR PROFIT.

Not the drug cartels, like with pot. The CEO's.

Do you want to just give them money for nothing??? Ok if thats a mental disorder I would argue you are worse off than me.

[DeruIsLove]

Aren't you taking advantage of mental health services now? You think you'd be thankful of others who are paying into the system allowing you to benefit from it.

[BigHurb]

no thanks, fuck all ya'll [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[DeruIsLove]

At least you're honest.

[stonez138]

Originally Posted by hatelore
Quit trying dude, most on p99 are liberal red star wielding fuckin commies~ It's a losing battle to try to change liberals, it's a mental disorder.

OMG so funny! How original too! I don't think Ann Coulter has ever said any thing like that 1000 times.

[Glenzig]

Originally Posted by Shamalam [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Right, but what if that bill is $10,000+ and you can't afford to pay it? What if it never gets paid? They are just supposed to eat the loss and hope that the next patient has the ability to pay, or spend even more money to send collections after you? This is far from my area of expertise, but I just don't see how a hospital could sustainably operate like that.

I guess most people haven't heard of indigent care. That's what you would do in this situation.

[BigHurb]

see all these retards acting like money can just materialize a physician... newsflash some of them work for free, not everyone wants money in life