[wintertime]

One way this could have been out of line is if the hospital overcharged for the anti-venom serum . There is no evidence in the article that that hospital did that.

My brother was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre. This is a rare but extremely dangerous condition. He was given a very very very expensive drug by IV on a daily basis in the emergency room for more than a week. Each dose was more than $10,000. But....It saved him from being paralyzed and on a ventilator for more than a year.

So?....For my brother, who was never admitted to the hospital, the cost was over $100,000.

[roamer_1]

One way this could have been out of line is if the hospital overcharged for the anti-venom serum . There is no evidence in the article that that hospital did that.

You mean establishments that routinely charge $8.00 for a Q-Tip? Who would EVER think they might be jacking up the price for serum?

So?....For my brother, who was never admitted to the hospital, the cost was over $100,000.

In your mind the one price justifies the other? In my mind it merely confirms the confidence game. These prices are altogether out of line. Beyond the pale. But, that they have y'all hoodwinked is all the evidence I need to know that prices will continue to spiral:

Lucky insurance picks up 3/4ths of the bill... [/s]

[verga]

My brother was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre. This is a rare but extremely dangerous condition. He was given a very very very expensive drug by IV on a daily basis in the emergency room for more than a week.

Bull, No one stays in an ER for for 7 days. Maybe he was moved to an ICU but I guarantee you he was not in and ER for more than 12 hours. And no ones goes into an ER for daily treatment. They have outpatient clinics for that.