Posted on 07/27/2015 1:53:51 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Recently, though, a San Diego man thought it might be an idea to take a selfie with a rattlesnake.
Some might think this has all the sense of taking a boa constrictor clubbing. However, as KGTV in San Diego reported, Todd Fassler picked a rattlesnake out of the brush and thought he might memorialize the event.
The snake had other ideas and bit him.....His medical expenses could be described as expensive. KGTVs Dan Haggerty tweeted Fasslers bill for $153,161.25. Of this, more than $83,000 was for pharmacy. His case reportedly depleted the antivenom supplies at two local hospitals.
(Excerpt) Read more at lasvegas.cbslocal.com ...
Hold my Crofab and watch this ping!
He must be competing with that guy in Ohio who jumped over a fence at a zoo and petted a mountain lion as though it were a house cat.
Lots of stiff competition out there. Or lots of competition to become a stiff...
Thank goodness he had the Bronze Plan!
San Diego is a special place, full of special people.
It seems our government is remiss in not following Russia’s lead in this matter: the Russian government has been issuing public service announcements warning against endangering oneself when taking selfies.
And everyone that can pay...pay's for that.
I speak from experience....I've seen many 100's of people that won't / can't pay..demand that hospitals treat them. People using the ER...as their primary physician.
I've seen illegal alien pregnant women...waiting until they were crowning...to present to an American hospital.
I've had patients that can't pay...admit to me...without prompting...they came to this hospital..because it's nicer than the County hospital.
I've seen illegal's that cost the hospital $4 million to take care of...and the hospital eats that cost.
So...we wonder why...a box of Klennex cost $7 in the hospital.
That all said....DRG's being what they are...for insured patients...hospitals only get a flat fee..for whatever ails them. Therefore, IMO...we are headed for RATIONED CARE. It's the end game....
RANT OFF
This one is getting out on the far side of our pool.
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