Posted on 05/09/2024 10:01:56 PM PDT by Morgana
Hospitals and medical facilities in general see lots of folks who just skip out on their bill
It costs money to run a hospital. You will get an unstaffed cold room otherwise
Oh, it’s true! Both my husband and I had surgery at South Georgia Medical Center (at different periods of time) and we had to pay our deductible AND our estimated 20% before they even scheduled the day and time of the procedures! Then we were hit with a bunch of additional charges afterward for anesthesia meds and the 2 doctors who handled it, plus various incidentals like extra time in the recovery room. My husband had to go to the ER on a Sunday and before the doctor even saw him, this lady came around and was pushing a cart with a credit card reader and asked us for our estimated 20%. They ended up charging too much and just applied it to other charges. Weird!
“Hospitals and medical facilities in general see lots of folks who just skip out on their bill”
Only a person who’s paycheck comes from a hospital can see “fairness” in demanding money upfront from people who have insurance but not indigents on Medicare.
Your comment does not address the issue of hospitals not being paid
I made no comments about people who should not be in the country
This prepayment for illegals makes perfect sense to me. We don’t necessarily discriminate against them, but if we can’t prepay for ourselves how can we expect to pay their bills under any conditions. I think we can blame Democrats mostly for this brain-dead idea.
As I see it, we have a lot of hospitals who demand big money for treatment, much of that for good reason, but then poor people can possibly need some of that high-priced care which is often way outside even a moderate-income patient’s pay. I know I could never have made it except for Medicare. Fortunately, my family did not need much care until I was eligible for Medicare.
As I see it, we have a lot of hospitals who demand big money for treatment, much of that for good reason, but then poor people can possibly need some of that high-priced care which is often way outside even a moderate-income patient’s pay. I know I could never have made it except for Medicare. Fortunately, my family did not need much care until I was eligible for Medicare.
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