Posted on 05/07/2021 6:04:36 PM PDT by sit-rep
I never thought it would happen to me!
April 16th, Kiteboarding at Desoto Beach Florida, I fell and when I stood up Bam!! Stingray Barb right in the bottom of my foot!! The bastard got me good because the water turned Crimson around me almost immediately! I made my way back into the beach, wrapped my foot the best I could, stowed my gear in the van and headed to Palm Medical Center near Treasure Island.
Long story short, I got 2 X-rays on my foot to check for pieces of the Barb, a little saline flush syringe, and the Doc glued the loose skin and filled the hole. Told me no water for 2 weeks... I came home!
Last week I got 2 calls from their billing department. the first was mild, but the second one today, was pushy, trying to get me to sign up for Medicaid to pay for the bill. The first call wouldnt tell me the amount. but told me they would send the bill in the mail. Today's call, told me the amount was $8000 and change... I said are you Bleeping kidding my?? 2 xrays, a plastic syringe douche and glue is 8K???? Her response!?? Well if you sign up for Medicaid, they will pay it no problem!!!
I lost it and told her that I think I'm getting ripped off, and i'll be damned if I'm gonna allow you to rip of the Tax payers!!
Now granted, 8K isnt jack in the medical field. but its just the friggin point... How determined the girls were to get me to sign up to pay the bill... friggin Crazt!!
so, I think its a clear case of fraud... who do I lay this on for the best results??
u got lucky... 2wice!! The Venom and the bill!! lol...
That is right, the medical health care costs are way out of kilter and have been. In a normal situation he could have paid cash and that would be it.
Back in the 1950’s when I was born, my mother was in the hospital for 5 days, the norm at the time ,and the whole bill, OBGYN included was $100.
$10,000 in kite boards and no health insurance. So you could have > 5 years insurance, but hey your play comes before the work you DEMAND from others.
Yeah I fault you for bad judgment. You want to play before you take care of your responsibilities.
You are the commie.
and in another exquisite twist, you screwed over the taxpayers in a completely different state from the one that you presumably pay taxes in.
of a fraud has occurred, my kiteboarding friend, it was perpetrated by you.
Seems to be that you should sell the $10000 in play material and pay the bill for those who saved your sorry ass. And with the additional $2000 you could get 8 - 10 months of insurance so you dont have this problem again.
Of course thats called being an adult.
I never signed up either. nor will I ever... a few Freepers have educated me on a few things here tonight. ‘preciate all the comments... well, not all, but most!! ciao!
I totally agree with you on this. Like I said, it would take a free market conservative 10 seconds to fix this system.
Then have fun paying 8k. My husband was like you. After paying 1700 mo for family cobra 18 months we had no ins. Kid had to go to hospital 13k bill. Husband too embarrassed. I explained we paid into it 30 years. Just needed it until Medicare. What did you think the hospital would charge you?
Well Said!!!!!!!!
do you pay your broadband bill, or do you let that go to a collection agency, too?
He is entitled to everyone paying for him so he is able to spend $10k on kite boards. Unbelievable
honestly, it would be cheaper for the taxpayers if you just signed up for medicaid.
I told you to piss off...
He never said he didn’t have health insurance, he said he wasn’t going to pay a $8000 Bill. Big Difference.
Wrong state. In nys easy to get Medicaid if between 18 to 64 and not employed.its income based.
Of course you dont understand what you are talking about. If he had health insurance, there is a contractual payment to the health care facility and physicians that cover the costs. That contractual payment satisfies all of the care, and the patient is only billed if he has deductible. He has no health insurance. The dive away is the attempt of the facility to get him registered with medicaid. That is called medicaid pending, and is used for the uninsured.
You are wrong. period.
Yeah, I won’t piss off. You know why? Because YOU have screwed the tax payer. YOU have screwed someone who has to take care of you by law. If you were consistent YOU would not have sought health care big boy. YOU cannot pay for it and YOU have $10k in toys, but expect someone to pay for YOUR healthcare for something YOU cannot afford.
YOU should be ashamed. You obviously think you are entitled to my labor. GFY.
no, he said that he doesn’t have health insurance by design, intentionally defaults on the balance due to the hospital, and then pays a collection agency because it’s cheaper that way.
. . . and he said that he does this because he doesn’t like “handouts”.
get off my fkn back... you and DITGS are 2 peas im a pod. Just what the hell do tax payers have to do with private hospitals?? no jag off... I’d be a burden to tax payer IF i signed up for Medicaid...
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